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Produced in 458 BC, Aeschylus' Choephori is the second play in the Oresteian trilogy. The bloodshed begun in the first play with the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra is here continued when Agamemnon's son Orestes avenges his father's death by killing Clytemnestra... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from Aeschylus Choephoroi, Vol. 1: With Introduction and Notes; Introduction and Text

This new edition of Choephori takes into account the abundance of recent scholarship on Aeschylus' work. A. F. Garvie's introduction discusses the pre-Aeschylean Orestes tradition in literature and art, the character of the play itself--its ideas, imagery, structure, and staging--and... Read Full Overview

This new edition ofChoephori takes into account the abundance of recent scholarship on Aeschylus' work. A. F. Garvie's introduction discusses the pre-Aeschylean Orestes tradition in literature and art, the character of the play itself--its ideas, imagery, structure, and staging--and... Read Full Overview

After receiving an ultimatum from Apollo, Orestes must decide if he'd rather face the wrath of the gods, or the earthly consequences for his actions When Orestes returns home to Agos after hearing of his father's death, he has a quest and a secret. Since he had been banished... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

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Libation Bearers is the 'middle' play in the only extant tragic trilogy to survive from antiquity, Aeschylus' Oresteia, first produced in 458 BCE. This introduction to the play will be useful for anyone reading it in Greek or in translation. Drawing on his wide... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus Choephoroi is a book written by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, first published in 1884. The book is a tragedy that tells the story of Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, who returns home to avenge his father's murder by killing his mother, Clytemnestra, and her... Read Full Overview

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Oreste, jeune homme, revient Argos accompagn de son ami Pylade, le fils de Strophios. L'oracle de Delphes Apollon Loxias, lui a formellement ordonn de punir les meurtriers de son p re. Au lever de rideau Oreste se recueille sur la tombe d'Agamemnon et se montre d termin ... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This classic Greek tragedy, translated into German by the scholar Ferdinand Bamberger, tells the story of Orestes and his quest for revenge against his mother Clytemnestra, who murdered his father Agamemnon. With its powerful themes of justice, family, and fate, this play... Read Full Overview

"Le Coefore" from Eschilo. Drammaturgo greco antico (525a.C.-456a.C.).

The second play of Aeschylus's great Oresteia trilogy continues the tragic cycle of vengeance within the cursed House of Atreus.

In The Libation-Bearers, Orestes returns secretly to Argos after years of exile to avenge the murder of his father, King... Read Full Overview

"The Libation-Bearers" from Aeschylus. The first of classical Athens' great dramatists (c. 525-456 BC).