2nd Edition
Aeschylus' Oresteia Translation and Theatrical Commentary
By Michael Ewans
Copyright 2024
246 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This is a fully revised new edition of Michael Ewans’ 1995 English translation of the Oresteia , taking into account the extensive work published on the trilogy in recent years.
Accompanying this lucid, accurate and actable translation is a substantial introduction, outlining the festival setting of the plays, the original performance conditions and performance style, the form and meaning of... Read more
Chronology of Aeschylus’ Life and Times; Introduction; Selected Further Reading; Notes on the Text, Translation and Commentary; ORESTEIA; Theatrical Commentary; Glossary; Works Cited.
Biography
Michael Ewans is Conjoint Professor of Drama in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His 12 books include two volumes each of translations of plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Aristophanes and a recent translation of Euripides’ Medea, all with theatrical commentaries.
