This commentary discusses Aeschylus' play Agamemnon (458 BC), which is one of the most popular of the surviving ancient Greek tragedies, and is the first to be published in English since 1958. It is designed particularly to help students who are...
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This commentary discusses Aeschylus' play Agamemnon (458 BC), which is one of the most popular of the surviving ancient Greek tragedies, and is the first to be published in English since 1958. It is designed particularly to help students who are tackling Aeschylus in the original Greek for the first time, and includes a reprint of D. L. Page's Oxford Classical Text of the play.The introduction defines the place of Agamemnon within the Oresteia trilogy as a whole, and the historical context in which the plays were produced. It discusses Aeschylus' handling of the traditional myth and the main i
Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-281) and indexes
Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Agamemnon and the Oresteia; 2. The Historical Context of the Oresteia; 3. Aeschylus and Previous Versions of the Myth; 4. The Ideas in Agamemnon; 5. Aeschylus' Use of His Medium; 6. Dramatic Technique: The Power of Words; 7. The Chorus; 8. The Solo Characters; 9. Language, Imagery, and Themes; 10. The Transmission of Agamemnon; Text; Commentary; Appendix: Sound and Rhythm; Works Cited; Index of Other Passages from the Oresteia; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
