David Raeburn, Oliver Thomas

The Agamemnon of Aeschylus

A Commentary for Students

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780199595617
• ISBN-10: 0199595615
• Artikelnr.: 33371401

Autorenporträt

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 a director of student productions of many Greek tragedies including Agamemnon, both in Greek and in translation. Oliver Thomas graduated from New College, Oxford in 2004. He completed his doctorate in 2009, and is currently University Lecturer in Greek and Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge University

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
Introduction
1: Agamemnon and the Oresteia
2: The historical context of the Oresteia
3: Aeschylus and previous versions of the myth
4: The ideas in Agamemnon
5: Aeschylus use of his medium
6: Dramatic technique: the power of words
7: The chorus
8: The solo characters
9: Language, imagery, and theme
10: The transmission of Agamemnon
Text
Commentary
Appendix: Sound and rhythm
Works cited
Index