Product Description

In the "Oresteia" - the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity - Aeschylus took as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, its spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #109448 in Books
• Published on: 1984-05-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .65" h x 6.46" w x 8.04" l, .52 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

About the Author
Aeschylus was born of noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars, adn his epitahp represents him as fighting at Marathon. He wrote more than seventy plays, of which only seven have survived.