Aeschylus: The Oresteia - Brossura

Goldhill, Simon

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ISBN 10: 0521408539 ISBN 13: 9780521408530

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1992

Riassunto

This is a general introduction in English to Aeschylus's Oresteia, the most important and most influential of all Greek dramas. It discusses the Greek drama festival and the social and political background of Greek tragedy, and offers a reading of this central trilogy. Dr Goldhill focuses on the play's themes of justice, sexual politics, violence, and the position of man within culture, and explores how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived. A final chapter considers the influence of the Oresteia on later theater, and there is a guide to further reading.

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Recensione:

"...this is a very good little book. It should be recommended to students coming to the trilogy for the first time." Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Descrizione del libro:

This is a general introduction in English to Aeschylus's Oresteia. Dr Goldhill focuses on the play's themes of justice, sexual politics, violence, and the position of man within culture, and explores how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0521408539
• ISBN 13: 9780521408530
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 114