In Agamemnon, a king's decision to sacrifice his daughter and turn the tide of war inflicts lasting damage on. 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 the Oresteia Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. The only trilogy in Greek drama that survives from antiquity, Aeschylus' The Oresteia is translated by Robert fagles with an introduction, notes and glossary written in collaboration with W.B. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, notes, glossary, bibliog. 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. Description for The Oresteia: Agamemnon The Libation Bearers The Eumenides Paperback.
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