David Raeburn

Aeschylus

Oliver Thomas

This commentary on Aeschylus' Agamemnon offers the reader a thorough introduction, extensive notes, and separate sections which explore Aeschylus' use of theatrical resources, an analysis of his distinctive poetic style and use of imagery, and an outline of the transmission of the play from 458 BC to the first printed editions.

A Commentary for Students

The Agamemnon of Aeschylus

Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries, including0 suggestions for discussion and analysis. In addition, numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging and encourage students to explore the play's dramatic qualities. Agamemnon is suitable for students of both Classical Civilisation and Drama. Useful features include full synopsis of the play, commentary alongside translation for easy reference and a comprehensive introduction to the Greek Theatre. Agamemnon is aimed primarily at A-level and undergraduate students in the UK, and college students in North America.

Aeschylus: Agamemnon

Nice one. Not my favourite author and not even his best tragedy tho.

Gemma

Kendall McClain

So incredibly enraged then hearing men’s opinions on this, Clytemnestra did nothing wrong!!!

dana

aigisthos doing nothing while klytaimestra was the one to murder agamemnon—a war hero, who led the fight in troy for ten years, considered as one of the best warriors, had his own aristeia—entirely by herself truly shows she’s a Queen and i respect her for it

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Kaela Childers

Gaurav Verma

Tania Santos Ferro

Mariana Mendes

Tiffanie Dang

Ten years since Ilion's righteous foes, The Atreidae strong, Menelaüs and eke Agamemnon arose, Two thrones, two sceptres, yoked of God;And a thousand galleys of Argos trod The seas for the righting of wrong;And wrath of battle about them cried, As vultures cry, Whose nest is plundered, and up they flyIn anguish lonely, eddying wide, Great wings like oars in the waste of sky, Their task gone from them, no more to keepWatch o'er the vulture babes asleep.But One there is who heareth on highSome Pan or Zeus, some lost Apollo-That keen bird-throated suffering cryOf the stranger wronged in God's own sky;And sendeth down, for the law transgressed, The Wrath of the Feet that follow.

The Agamemnon of Aeschylus A Commentary for Students

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