{"product_id":"the-oresteia-paperback","title":"The Oresteia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAeschylus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Fagles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRobert Fagles\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. As they move from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, their spirit of struggle and regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration. In \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e, a king's decision to sacrifice his daughter and turn the tide of war inflicts lasting damage on his family, culminating in a terrible act of retribution;\u003ci\u003e The Libation Bearers\u003c\/i\u003e deals with the aftermath of Clytemnestra's regicide, as her son Orestes sets out to avenge his father's death; and in \u003ci\u003eThe Eumenides\u003c\/i\u003e, Orestes is tormented by supernatural powers that can never be appeased. Forming an elegant and subtle discourse on the emergence of Athenian democracy out of a period of chaos and destruction, \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling tragedy of the tensions between our obligations to our families and the laws that bind us together as a society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only trilogy in Greek drama that survives from antiquity, Aeschylus' \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by Robert Fagles with an introduction, notes and glossary written in collaboration with W.B. Stanford in Penguin Classics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a play that has been translated into English. 'The Oresteia'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAeschylus\u003c\/b\u003e was born of noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars, and his epitaph represents him as fighting at Marathon. He wrote more than seventy plays, of which only seven have survived, all translated for Penguin Classics: \u003ci\u003eThe Supplicants\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Persians\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeven Against Thebes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Libation Bearers\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Eumenides\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 335\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.04 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44865149206630,"sku":"9780140443332","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TDMxYmZSV2k2SGEzeUJGcU1idEhxQT09.webp?v=1772852723","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-oresteia-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}