Aeschylus: The Oresteia (Landmarks of World Literature (New))

ThisistheonlygeneralintroductioninEnglishtoAeschylus'Oresteia,oneofthemostimportantandmostinfluentialofallGreekdramas.ItdiscussestheGreekdramafestivalandthesocialandpoliticalbackgroundofGreektragedy,andoffersareadingofthiscentraltrilogy.SimonGoldhillfocusesontheplay'sthemesofjustice,sexualpolitics,violence,andthepositionofmanwithinculture,andexploreshowAeschylusconstructsamythforthecityinwhichhelived.AfinalchapterconsiderstheinfluenceoftheOresteiaonlatertheatre.Itsclearstructureandguidetofurtherreadingwillmakethisaninvaluableguideforstudentsandteachersalike.