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The Agamemnon of Aeschylus

By Aeschylus

2020-02-29 20:04:57

“Agamemnon” is the first of the three linked tragedies which make up “The Oresteia” trilogy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, followed by “The Libation Bearers” and “The Eumenides”. The Oresteia, a trilogy of Greek tragedie ... Read more
“Agamemnon” is the first of the three linked tragedies which make up “The Oresteia” trilogy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, followed by “The Libation Bearers” and “The Eumenides”. The Oresteia, a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerns the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Erinyes.  Less

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File size90.661 KB
Print pages126
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2015-09-20
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781298220486
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Aeschylus (c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian. He is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of ea...

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