The Oresteia - (Penguin Classics) by Aeschylus (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In the <i>Oresteia</i> 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 <i>Agamemnon</i>, 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;<i> The Libation Bearers</i> deals with the aftermath of Clytemnestra's regicide, as her son Orestes sets out to avenge his father's death; and in <i>The Eumenides</i>, 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, <i>The Oresteia</i> is a compelling tragedy of the tensions between our obligations to our families and the laws that bind us together as a society. <p/>The only trilogy in Greek drama that survives from antiquity, Aeschylus' <i>The Oresteia</i> is translated by Robert Fagles with an introduction, notes and glossary written in collaboration with W.B. Stanford in Penguin Classics. <p/>For 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This book is a play that has been translated into English. 'The Oresteia'<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Conveys more vividly and powerfully than any of the ten competitors I have consulted the eternal power of this masterpiece ... a triumph. --Bernard Levin <p/>How satisfying to read at last a modern translation which is rooted in Greek feeling and Greek thought ... both the stature and the profound instinctive genius of Aeschylus are recognised. --Mary Renault, author of <i>The King Must Die</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Aeschylus</b> 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: <i>The Supplicants</i>, <i>The Persians</i>, <i>Seven Against Thebes</i>, <i>Prometheus Bound</i>, <i>Agamemnon</i>, <i> The Libation Bearers</i> and<i> The Eumenides</i>.
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