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The Agamemnon of Aeschylus: A Commentary for Students
David Raeburn
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Description for The Agamemnon of Aeschylus: A Commentary for Students
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DD; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
468g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199595617
SKU
V9780199595617
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About David Raeburn
David Raeburn read Literae Humaniores at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1949. After a career as a classics teacher and headmaster, he has been teaching classical languages an the University of Oxford since 1991. He played a leading role in establishing the Summer School in Ancient Greek, organized by the Joint Association of Classics Teachers, and is also known as ... Read more
Reviews for The Agamemnon of Aeschylus: A Commentary for Students
Raeburn and Thomas have provided a comprehensive and reliable guide to the Agamemnon that will be of use to students and scholars alike.
Eric Dugdale, CJ-Online
Eric Dugdale, CJ-Online