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In this innovative rendition of the oresteia, the poet, translator, and essayist anne carson combines three different visionsaischylos agamemnon, sophokles elektra, and euripides orestesgiving birth to a wholly new experience of the classic greek triumvirate of vengeance. Recently, i heard a member of the chorus of agamemnon make that declaration. To see what your friends thought of this quote, please. Pdf an oresteia agamemnon by aiskhylos elektra by sophokles. Rather, the book consists of plays by three different authors. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After the murder of her daughter iphigeneia by her husband, agamemnon, klytaimestra exacts a mothers revenge, murdering agamemnon and his mistress, kassandra. I was attending an oresteia, the poet anne carson s translation of. Jul 22, 2011 an oresteia is not a fusty, complex translation of aiskhyloss aeschylus to most of us, but ill run with carsons version for consistency trilogy.
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