The Oresteia: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

ISBN: 0393923282

Author: Aeschylus

Condition: New

This vivid and accessible translation captures the drama of Aeschylus poetry and the excitement of the action in performance. -VICTORIA WOHL, University of TorontoThis critical edition provides a lavish and fulsome picture of ancient Greek tragedys most significant surviving document. -JOHANNA HANINK, Brown UniversityRanked #2 Translation of 2018 by Open Letters ReviewThis Norton Critical Edition includes: Oliver Taplins new translation of the fifth-century B.C.E. Greek tragedy-a trilogy of revenge and murder within the royal family of Argos-with explanatory annotations by the editors. Ancient backgrounds and responses from Homer, Stesichorus, Pindar, Euripides, and Sophocles. Fourteen wide-ranging critical essays on the Oresteia, from G. W. F. Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche to Oliver Taplin and Peter Wilson. A Glossary of Technical Terms and Proper Names and a Selected Bibliography.About the SeriesRead by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts, and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.