Dracontius' Orestes

by Paul Roche

Book Overview

This is the first English translation of Dracontius' Orestes, a Latin poem from Vandal North Africa that tells the mythic story of the cycle of murder and vengeance suffered by the family of Agamemnon.

This book provides the reader with a highly accurate and readable English translation of the Orestes, which is accessible for both scholarly and non-scholarly readers; it is accompanied by a full introduction and notes. The introduction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032131276
• ISBN13: 9781032131276
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"