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"Conveys more vividly and powerfully than any of the ten competitors I have consulted the eternal power of this masterpiece ... a triumph." —Bernard Levin "How satisfying to read at last a modern translation which is rooted in Greek feeling and Greek thought ... both the stature and the profound instinctive genius of Aeschylus are recognised." —Mary Renault, author of The King Must Die
Synopsis
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.
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Taschenbuch: 336 Seiten
Verlag: Penguin Classics; Auflage: Reprint (29. September 1977)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0140443339
ISBN-13: 978-0140443332
Größe und/oder Gewicht:
12,9 x 1,4 x 19,8 cm
Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung:
5.0 von 5 Sternen
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Nr. 12.388 in Fremdsprachige Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Fremdsprachige Bücher)
The Oresteia (the only extant complete Greek trilogy) consists of three plays: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and the Eumenides. It begins with Agamemnon returning home triumphant from the Trojan war only to be struck down (together with the tragic Cassandra) by his wife Clytaemnestra. Her motives while just (he sacrificed their daughter Iphigeneia to calm the winds) are impure because of her adultery with Aegisthus.The second play is the vehicle for Clytaemnestra's punishment, as her son Orestes returns to kill both her and Aegisthus with the help of his sister Electra.Finally, the Eumenides has the trial of Orestes by Athena, as she stops the furies from taking him in return for the blood-guilt he incurred for killing his mother. The Eumenides provides the way to end the cycle of revenge by banishing the furies from active participation in the world of men.The cycle can be read in any number of ways. The introduction to the Penguin/Fagles translation contains a summary of the various readings. I kept wondering what Proteus, the missing fourth satyr-play would have provided. We read it so clearly as a trilogy and the Eumenides has such a harmonious ending that I can't help but wonder if the circle closed in the third play reopens in the fourth or if it was something else entirely.My only complaint about the book is that in the Fagles translation the notes are at the back of the book rather than assigned per page, and I find that a cumbersome style to read.
Professor Fagles' translation of the Oresteia trilogy is the most powerful, moving, intense, bloody, achingly sad and beautiful drama I have ever read. As a typical member of the late Baby Boomer/early Gen X generation, I was never assigned such texts in school, and had the misconception that anything written by an ancient Greek must be boring, stale, and irrelevant. Fagles' Oresteia translation shows how misguided we are, and (along with his Illiad, Odyssey, and Three Theban Plays) opens up an incredible world to so many of us who have been in the dark. Do not read this simply for your intellectual, moral, and spiritual improvement -- experience this because it is so enjoyable. "Pulp Fiction," "The Terminator," "The Titanic," Stephen King, or the latest Martin Scorcese film cannot compare for plot, intrigue, sex, violence, gore, intensity, entertainment, or cutting edge creativity.From the plays' depiction of horrendous and unspeakable crimes to its climactic courtroom drama, you'll see why so many ancient playgoers fainted in the audience -- some women even having spontaneous miscarriages -- and why modern readers are so shocked and on the edge of their armchairs. Even if you've never read a "classic" or a "great book," read this.
Yes, Aeschylus borrowed from Sophocles when he abandoned the idea of having only 2 actors speaking at once, Aeschylus is even better writing with a third actor. I suppose Sophocles and Aeschylus need me "reviewing" them about as much as Shakespeare or Leonardo da Vinci do. At any rate, the Oresteia is an excellent piece, and who else but Robert Fagles to translate them? Fagles makes a readable translation, with a lyrical quality at times. Buy this book, you won't regret it. If you have read the Theban plays(Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone), and liked them, then you will feel right at home here. If you haven't read the Theban plays(by Sophocles BTW), do so, Fagles translated those as well.
This is the finest work of translation from an ancient Greek text that I have ever read. Aeschylus' poetry is among the most abstract and arcane in any language, and yet Fagles shows us its power, austerity, vitality, and, best of all, life. All of the most important themes and ideas of the Greeks are here: public and private, emotion and rationality, justice and revenge, man and god; and Fagles shows us that it doesn't have to be impenetrable or dull. Since Aeschylus' death there has been no one to match him, but now there is at least a way to enjoy him.
I read the Oresteia, and felt it opened my eyes to not only Greek Tragedy, but Greek Literature at it's finest. In schools, one reads the Odyssey, the Illiad, the Aeneid, Wharton's version of Mythology. And, perhaps those are the most famous, or done by Homer, but they honestly aren't shining works of literature. Each of the plays is very different in style, but all are equally good. I especially enjoy the Liberation Bearers, which shows how much we've changed in these thousands of years, and yet how little. A must read.
"Aeschylus borrowed from Sophocles when...."Uh, I don't know 'bout the rest of you, but I seem to recall that Aeschylus lived AND died decades before Sophocles wrote. So that wouldn't really be possible. If anything, it was the other way around. And anyway, Greek literature is all about borrowing from other writers and Coloring Within the Lines.
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