Aeschylus: Agamemnon

by Edith Hall

Book Overview

The first revenge drama, the first great female role, the first tragedy set on the cusp between public space and private household, the first part of the only surviving tragic trilogy--the foundational status of Aeschylus' monumental Agamemnon cannot be over-estimated. Agamemnon's entry on a chariot, arrogant passage over purple carpets, death in the bath and display as a corpse, along with the inspired prophetess, his war booty Cassandra,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1836244290
• ISBN13: 9781836244295
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 560 Pages