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The Oresteia / Aeschylus ; a new translation by Ted Hughes.
LIBRA - Special PA3827.A7 H84 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aeschylus, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Oresteia. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Aeschylus--Translations into English.
- Aeschylus.
- Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character)--Drama.
- Agamemnon.
- Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character)--Drama.
- Orestes.
- Electra (Greek mythological figure)--Drama.
- Electra.
- Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character).
- Electra (Greek mythological figure).
- Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character).
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Translations.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 197 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Farrar, Straus, and Giroux paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2000.
- Summary:
- Presents a modern translation of the ancient Greek trilogy which traces the chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos, commissioned by the Royal National Theatre for performance in the Fall of 1999.
- Contents:
- Agamemnon
- Choephori
- The Eumenides.
- Notes:
- "This version of 'The Oresteia' was commissioned by the Royal National Theatre for performance in the fall of 1999"--Title page verso.
- Contains:
- Container of: Aeschylus. Agamemnon. English
- Container of: Aeschylus. Choephori. English
- Container of: Aeschylus. Eumenides. English
- ISBN:
- 0374527059
- 9780374527051
- OCLC:
- 46318252
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