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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus Vol 1


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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus Vol 1

 
Description: ISBN 0226307786 / Author: Aeschylus / Genre: Classic Literature / Includes Oresteia, Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.

Newest Review: ... Parthenon- dedicated to Athene. Ancient Greek theatres from this time are associated with religious sites (e.g there is a ... more

 ... lovely small theatre at Delphi-well worth a visit) because religious festivals were times when plays were performed, they were part of the worship to the gods. The main festival Aeschylus wrote for was the Dionysia which took place in Athens, which was dedicated to the god Dionysus (god of wine, women and song-also known as Bacchus). At the Dionysia tragedians presented their plays in sets of three e.g the Oresteia trilogy, which were judged and awarded prizes. Greek tragedy is a form of poetic drama in which there is ...more

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Premium Review The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus Vol 1: Aren't you glad you are not a member of this family! (1097 words)
by - written on 26/03/07 (Very useful, 166 readings)
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Most people are (hopefully) familiar with at least some part of the story of the war of the Greeks against Troy; caused when the Trojan prince Paris sails back to Troy with the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen. Sadly this lovely lady was already married to Menelaus, the Greek king, and Menelaus has lots of friends with big swords who are willing to sail off and kick some Trojan bottom with him. As the Greek (Argive/Danaan etc) heroes sail off into the distance and prepare for war against Troy (Ilium) and spend ten years fighting, what happens to those they left behind and what happens when they return? The Oresteia is a series of three plays dealing with exactly ...  Read the complete review

 

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