335 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 18 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283).
Contents
A reading of 'The Oresteia': The serpent and the eagle -- Agamemnon -- The libation bearers -- Eumenides -- Fragments -- The genealogy of Oresteia.
Summary
A trilogy of plays dramatizes the murder of Agamemnon by his wife, Clytemnestra, the revenge of her son, Orestes, and his judgement by the court of Athena.
