Aeschylus: Oresteia | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780195135923 | Oresteia | Aeschylus | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | 2004

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Aeschylus' Oresteia, the only ancient tragic trilogy to survive, is one of the great foundational texts of Western culture. It begins with Agamemnon, which describes Agamemnon's return from the Trojan War and his murder at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra, continues with her murder by their son Orestes in Libation Bearers, and concludes with Orestes' acquittal at a court founded by Athena in Eumenides. The trilogy thus traces the evolution of justice in human society from blood vengeance to the rule of law, Aeschylus' contribution to a Greek legend steeped in murder, adultery, human sacrifice, cannibalism, and endless intrigue. This new translation is faithful to the strangeness of the original Greek and to its enduring human truth, expressed in language remarkable for poetic intensity, rich metaphorical texture, and a verbal density that modulates at times into powerful simplicity. The translation's precise but complicated rhythms honor the music of the Greek, bringing into unforgettable English the Aeschylean vision of a world fraught with spiritual and political tensions.

Über den Autor

Alan Shapiro is Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of a number of prize-winning volumes of poetry and prose, including The Dead Alive and Busy, winner of the 2001 Kingsley Tufts Award. Peter Burian is Professor of Classics at Duke University. Together, they act as the general editors for Oxford's Greek Tragedy in New Translations series.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

123456: IntroductionTranslator's NoteAgamemnonThe Libation BearersThe EumenidesNotes on the TextGlossaryBibliography

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2004
Genre:	Importe , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780195135923
ISBN-10:	019513592X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Aeschylus
Übersetzung:	Shapiro, Alan Burian, Peter
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	203 x 133 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Aeschylus
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.10.2004
Gewicht:	0,335 kg