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This new edition of Choephori takes into account the abundance of recent scholarship on Aeschylus' work. A. F. Garvie's introduction discusses the pre-Aeschylean Orestes tradition in literature and art, the character of the play itself--its ideas, imagery, structure, and staging--and... Read Full Overview

The Bibliotheca Teubneriana, established in 1849, has evolved into the world's most venerable and extensive series of editions of Greek and Latin literature, ranging from classical to Neo-Latin texts. Some 4-5 new editions are published every year.

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Libation Bearers is the 'middle' play in the only extant tragic trilogy to survive from antiquity, Aeschylus' Oresteia, first produced in 458 BCE. This introduction to the play will be useful for anyone reading it in Greek or in translation. Drawing on his wide... Read Full Overview

This new edition ofChoephori takes into account the abundance of recent scholarship on Aeschylus' work. A. F. Garvie's introduction discusses the pre-Aeschylean Orestes tradition in literature and art, the character of the play itself--its ideas, imagery, structure, and staging--and... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from Aeschylus Choephoroi, Vol. 1: With Introduction and Notes; Introduction and Text

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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After receiving an ultimatum from Apollo, Orestes must decide if he'd rather face the wrath of the gods, or the earthly consequences for his actions When Orestes returns home to Agos after hearing of his father's death, he has a quest and a secret. Since he had been banished... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

Oreste, jeune homme, revient Argos accompagn de son ami Pylade, le fils de Strophios. L'oracle de Delphes Apollon Loxias, lui a formellement ordonn de punir les meurtriers de son p re. Au lever de rideau Oreste se recueille sur la tombe d'Agamemnon et se montre d termin ... Read Full Overview

"Le Coefore" from Eschilo. Drammaturgo greco antico (525a.C.-456a.C.).

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides. He is often described as the father of tragedy: our knowledge of the genre begins with his work and our understanding of earlier... Read Full Overview

"The Libation-Bearers" from Aeschylus. The first of classical Athens' great dramatists (c. 525-456 BC).

Coephori - Greek and English - 1893 Aischylou Choephoroi. The Choephori. With an introd., commentary and translation by A.W. Verrall is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus Choephoroi is a book written by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, first published in 1884. The book is a tragedy that tells the story of Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, who returns home to avenge his father's murder by killing his mother, Clytemnestra, and her... Read Full Overview

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