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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

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

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

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

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

Coephori - Greek and English - 1893 Aischylou Choephoroi. The Choephori. With an introd., commentary and translation by A.W. Verrall is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as... Read Full Overview

Aischylou Choephoroi presents Aeschylus's celebrated tragedy, "The Libation Bearers," in Latin. This edition, likely from 1824, offers a valuable resource for students and scholars of classical literature. The text provides insight into Aeschylus's dramatic art and... 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

Aeschyli Choephoroi presents the second play in Aeschylus's celebrated trilogy, the Oresteia. In this ancient Greek tragedy, Orestes returns home to avenge his father Agamemnon's murder, a deed carried out by his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. The play... Read Full Overview

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

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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.).

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides. He is often described as the father of tragedy: our knowledge of the genre begins with his work and our understanding of earlier... Read Full Overview