Aeschylus Oresteia [Hardcover]

This new and close translation of Aeschylus'Oresteiatries to preserve its theatrical and poetic qualities: introductory and explanatory matter emphasizes the interconnection of scenes, ideas, and language that distinguishes this unique work, the only trilogy to survive from Greek tragedy.

TheOresteia: summary of the stage-action
Abbreviations: play-titles and works frequently cited
Introduction
Advice on the Text, Translation, and Explanatory Notes
Bibliography and Further Reading
A Chronology of Aeschylus
Map of Greece and the Aegean Sea
The Plays of theOresteia
Agamemnon
Libation Bearers
Eumenides
Explanatory Notes
Textual Appendix

Christopher Collard was Professor of Classics at the University of Wales, Swansea from 1975 until his retirement in 1996.