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The Agamemnon of Aeschylus

2011-11-18 Literary Collections
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Release : 2011-11-18
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Book Synopsis The Agamemnon of Aeschylus by : David Raeburn

Download or read book The Agamemnon of Aeschylus written by David Raeburn. This book was released on 2011-11-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This commentary discusses Aeschylus' play Agamemnon (458 BC), which is one of the most popular of the surviving ancient Greek tragedies, and is the first to be published in English since 1958. It is designed particularly to help students who are tackling Aeschylus in the original Greek for the first time, and includes a reprint of D. L. Page's Oxford Classical Text of the play. The introduction defines the place of Agamemnon within the Oresteia trilogy as a whole, and the historical context in which the plays were produced. It discusses Aeschylus' handling of the traditional myth and the main ideas which underpin his overall design: such as the development of justice and the nature of human responsibility; and it emphasizes how the power of words, seen as ominous speech-acts which can determine future events, makes a central contribution to the play's dramatic momentum. Separate sections explore Aeschylus' use of theatrical resources, the role of the chorus, and the solo characters. Finally there is an analysis of Aeschylus' distinctive poetic style and use of imagery, and an outline of the transmission of the play from 458 BC to the first printed editions.

Agamemnon

2016-09-06
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Release : 2016-09-06
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Book Synopsis Agamemnon by : Aeschylus

Download or read book Agamemnon written by Aeschylus. This book was released on 2016-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sense of difficulty, and indeed of awe, with which a scholar approaches the task of translating the Agamemnon depends directly on its greatness as poetry. It is in part a matter of diction. The language of Aeschylus is an extraordinary thing, the syntax stiff and simple, the vocabulary obscure, unexpected, and steeped in splendour. Its peculiarities cannot be disregarded, or the translation will be false in character. Yet not Milton himself could produce in English the same great music, and a translator who should strive ambitiously to represent the complex effect of the original would clog his own powers of expression and strain his instrument to breaking. But, apart from the diction in this narrower sense, there is a quality of atmosphere surrounding the Agamemnon which seems almost to defy reproduction in another setting, because it depends in large measure on the position of the play in the historical development of Greek literature.

Agamemnon

1887 Agamemnon (Greek mythology)
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Release : 1887
Genre : Agamemnon (Greek mythology)
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Download or read book Agamemnon written by Aeschylus. This book was released on 1887. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Agamemnon in Plain and Simple English (Translated)

2013-03-29 Fiction
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Release : 2013-03-29
Genre : Fiction
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Download or read book Agamemnon in Plain and Simple English (Translated) written by Aeschylus. This book was released on 2013-03-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revenge. Adultery. Murder. It certainly sounds like a lively play. Unfortunately, archaic translation make understanding Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" a little difficult. Until now! If you have struggled in the past reading the ancient classic, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation with a fresh spin. The original text is also presented in the book with a comparable version of the modern text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Agamemnon

2013-03-21 Drama
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Release : 2013-03-21
Genre : Drama
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Book Synopsis Agamemnon by : Aeschylus

Download or read book Agamemnon written by Aeschylus. This book was released on 2013-03-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aeschylus' Agamemnon, first produced in 458 BC, is the opening play in his Oresteian trilogy. Agamemnon returns home after the Trojan Wars with his concubine Cassandra and is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus. The ensuing blood feud continues until the third and final play, Eumenides, when peace is finally restored to the house of the Atreidae. It is a powerful and moving play which is difficult to interpret and which for a long time lacked an English edition.

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