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An Oresteia (Paperback)
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An Oresteia (Paperback)
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In this innovative rendition of "The Oresteia", the poet,
translator, and essayist Anne Carson combines three different
visions - Aischylos' 'Agamemnon', Sophokles' 'Elektra', and
Euripides' 'Orestes' - giving birth to a wholly new experience of
the classic Greek triumvirate of vengeance. After the murder of her
daughter Iphigeneia by her husband, Agamemnon, Klytaimestra exacts
a mother's revenge, murdering Agamemnon and his mistress,
Kassandra. Displeased with Klytaimestra's actions, Apollo calls on
her son, Orestes, to avenge his father's death with the help of his
sister Elektra. In the end, Orestes is driven mad by the Furies for
his bloody betrayal of family. Condemned to death by the people of
Argos, he and Elektra must justify their actions - signaling a call
to change in society, a shift from the capricious governing of the
gods to the rule of man-made law. Carson's accomplished rendering
combines elements of contemporary vernacular with the traditional
structures and rhetoric of Greek tragedy, opening up the plays to a
modern audience. In addition to its accessibility, the wit and
dazzling morbidity of her prose sheds new light on the saga for
scholars. Carson's "Oresteia" is a watershed translation, a death
dance of vengeance and passion not to be missed.
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