An Oresteia : Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides (Paperback)

from alanteder

Anne Carson's Oresteia Review of the Faber & Faber (2009) hardcover edition Although this edition is primarily credited to Aeschylus (or Aiskhylos, in the pronunciation friendly spelling provided by Carson) it properly belongs to Anne Carson herself. This is not "The Oresteia" of Aiskhylos but is...

from philae_02

The new translation of these three plays brought modern language into ancient phrases. Granted, the translator wanted to keep the integrity of the plays intact; I thought that she did a fantastic job with the graphic imagery with the murders of Agamemnon, Kassandra, Klytaimestra, her lover Aegist...

from philae_02

The new translation of these three plays brought modern language into ancient phrases. Granted, the translator wanted to keep the integrity of the plays intact; I thought that she did a fantastic job with the graphic imagery with the murders of Agamemnon, Kassandra, Klytaimestra, her lover Aegist...

from AlCracka

Ah, it kills me to do this: An Oresteia is not that great.What it wants to be is great. It wants to weave the three great Greek tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides) into a collaboration about the House of Atreus that will allow its readers to get a feel for all three, as well as a cohe...