The Oresteian Trilogy: Agamemnon; the Choephori; the Eumenides by Aeschylus (Eng

Description: The Oresteian Trilogy by Aeschylus, Philip Vellacott Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description After the Fall of Troy, King Agamemnon returns to Argos, a victor in war. Agamemnon depicts the heros discovery that his family has been destroyed by his wifes infidelity and ends with his death at her callous hand. Clytemnestras crime is repaid in The Choephori when her outraged son Orestes kills both her and her lover. Publisher Description Three powerful plays on revenge, fate and justice, Agamemnon, The Choephori and The EumenidesAeschylus (525-c.456 bc) set his great trilogy in the immediate aftermath of the Fall of Troy, when King Agamemnon returns to Argos, a victor in war. Agamemnon depicts the heros discovery that his family has been destroyed by his wifes infidelity and ends with his death at her callous hand. Clytemnestras crime is repaid in The Choephori when her outraged son Orestes kills both her and her lover. The Eumenides then follows Orestes as he is hounded to Athens by the Furies law of vengeance and depicts Athene replacing the bloody cycle of revenge with a system of civil justice. Written in the years after the Battle of Marathon, The Oresteian Trilogy affirmed the deliverance of democratic Athens not only from Persian conquest, but also from its own barbaric past. Author Biography Aeschylus was born of noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars, adn his epitahp represents him as fighting at Marathon. He wrote more than seventy plays, of which only seven have survived.Philip Vellacott has translated Aeschylus and Euripides for the Penguin Classics. He taughts classics at Dulwich College for twenty-four years and lectured on Greek Drama in the USA. He was also a Visiting Lecturer in the University of California. He died in 1997. Details ISBN 0140440674 ISBN-13 9780140440676 Title The Oresteian Trilogy Author Aeschylus, Philip Vellacott Format Paperback Year 1973 Pages 208 Edition 1st Publisher Penguin Books Ltd GE_Item_ID:141679922; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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