Born in the last quarter of the sixth century, aeschylus had fought with the victorious greeks in one and probably both of the persian wars 190 and 48079. Oresteia hackett classics kindle edition by aeschylus. They were seeking revenge on paris, a prince of troy, for his having kidnapped helen, the beautiful wife of menelaus, another kinggeneral. The bronze statue of athena and aeschylus oresteia. Aeschylus the eumenides the kindly ones 458 bc dramatis personae priestess. Theatheniandrama aseriesofversetranslationsfromthegreekdramatic poets,withcommentariesandexplanatory essays,forenglishreaders editedby georgec. Christopher collard preserves the intricacy of aeschyluss language while keeping the drama moving naturally. Agamemnon is a play by aeschylus that was first published around 458 bc. It was published by hackett publishing company, inc. The name derives from the character orestes, who sets out to avenge his fathers murder the only extant example of an ancient greek theater trilogy, the oresteia won first prize at the dionysia festival in 458 bc. Agamemnon, the libation bearers, the eumenides tags. Oresteia by aeschylus, meineck, peter, foley, helene p oresteia isbn. Jun 08, 2015 so ends the second drama of the oresteia. Aeschylus translated, with notes, by peter meineck introduction by helene p.
After reading this translation, one has but one further wish. Minnesota archive editions uses digital technology to make longunavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original university of minnesota press editions. Oresteia aeschylus oresteia translated, with notes, by peter meineck introduction by helene p. Oresteia summary agamemnon, libation bearers and eumenides. Agamemnon, the libation bearers, and the eumenides by aeschylus 1998, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
Originally adapted for the stage, peter meineck s revised translations achieve a level of fidelity appropriate for classroom use while managing to preserve the wit and energy that led the new yorker to judge his clouds the best greek drama weve ever seen anywhere, and the times literary supplement to describe his wasps as hugely enjoyable and. Ajax, women of trachis, electra, philoctetes ebook written by sophocles, peter meineck, paul woodruff. The oresteia, a masterful trilogy by classical greek playwright aeschylus, consists of the three tragedies, the agamamenon, the libation bearers and the eumenides, and focuses upon the curse upon the house of atreus in these plays, we experience the return of agamemnon from the trojan war, and his murder by his wife clytemnestra. The oresteia, a masterful trilogy by classical greek playwright aeschylus, consists of the three tragedies, the agamamenon, the libation bearers and the eumenides, and focuses upon the curse upon the house of atreus. Meinecks translation brings the play to life in away that many others fail to do. Those of us who have seen peter meinecks performances have long marveled at his ability to turn greek into clear english, how he does not do versions of the plays, how he does not rewrite the ancients into.
The oresteia by aeschylus, links by tracy marks, torrey philemon. Aeschylus, agamemnon guard the gods relieve my watch. It tells the tragic tale of the house of atreus, whose inhabitants have been cursed and are doomed to play out their bloody, vengeful destinies. Dec 30, 2012 the oresteia is a trilogy by aeschylus, one of the foremost playwrights of ancient greece. The oresteia by aeschylus, links by tracy marks, torrey. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Studies greek theatre, greek tragedy, and theatrical. Those of us who have seen peter meinecks performances have long marveled at his ability to turn greek into clear english, how he does not do versions of the plays, how he does not rewrite the ancients into modern. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Foley introduction published by hackett publishing company 19980915, indianapolis 1998.
Those of us who have seen peter meineck s performances have long marveled at his ability to turn greek into clear english, how he does not do versions of the plays. Peter meineck has translated and published several greek dramas including aeschylus oresteia, sophocles philoctetes, oedipus at colonus, oedipus tyrannus with paul woodruff, and ajax, euripides trojan women, and herakles and aristophanes clouds, wasps, birds and frogs. He is professor of classics in the modern world at new york university, honorary professor in humanities at the university of nottingham. Meineck s translation brings the play to life in away that many others fail to do. The house of atreus, adapted by john lewin was first published in 1966. Oresteia hackett classics kindle edition by aeschylus, foley, helene p. Pdf online the oresteia hackett classics for kindle yumpu. Oresteia aeschylus, peter meineck translator, helene p. The oresteia is set several years after the trojan war, in which agamemnon, the king of mycenae and a general in the greek army, fought alongside other greek kingsgenerals to destroy the city of troy. Those of us who have seen peter meineck s performances have long marveled at his ability to turn greek into clear english, how he does not do versions of the plays, how he does not rewrite the ancients into modern. Supervisor, alan sommerstein ba hons in ancient world studies, university college london, london university.
Click here for more information peter meineck and paul woodruffs collaboration on this new translation combines the strengths that have recently distinguished both as translators of greek tragedy. The staging features peter arnotts vivid linebyline translation and the acting talents of tanya rodina. Oresteia by aeschylus, peter meineck free ebook download as epub. Agamemnon page 6 f shipshifting breeze, to delay them too long, in her wish for an answering death, unsung, and not to be taken to eat, a match for that parent of strife, and she no respecter of men. Originally adapted for the stage, peter meinecks revised translations achieve a level of fidelity appropriate for classroom use while managing to preserve the wit and energy that led the new yorker to judge his clouds the best greek drama weve ever seen anywhere, and the times literary supplement to describe his wasps as hugely enjoyable and. The oresteia is a trilogy by aeschylus, one of the foremost playwrights of ancient greece.
Yearlong ive haunched here on this palace roof, yearlong been the allfours watchdog of the atreids, learning by rote the slow dance of the stars, spectator of the brilliance in black skies that brings to men their winters and their suns. He does not force poetry or ideas into aeschylus nor does he subtract, edit or delete words from the text as often is done and can be seen in fagelss and vellacotts translations. See a complete list of the characters in agamemnon. Peter meineck is clinical associate professor of classics, new york university, and artistic director of the aquila theatre company. Edition notes includes bibliographical referencesp. Online book oresteia by aeschylus pdf link finder prewiew. I have several translations of the oresteia, and purchased this one after listening to peter meinecks lecture series.
Aeschylus, the earliest of the great attic tragedians, presented his oresteia at athens city dionysia festival in 458 bce. It is magnificent, and i cannot recommend it highly enough. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading oresteia hackett classics. Those of us who have seen peter meinecks performances have long marveled at his ability to turn greek into clear english, how he does not do versions of the plays, how. Aeschylus oresteia translation and notes, with intro by helene foley, hackett. Buy peter meineck ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Jul 22, 2019 oresteia by aeschylus, 1998, hackett publ. The staging features peter arnotts vivid linebyline translation and the acting talents of tanya rodina, morgan marcum, elena shiskina, olya gubanova. Oresteia hackett classics kindle edition by aeschylus, foley.
Translated by peter meineck, introduction by helen p. The title of this book is oresteia and it was written by aeschylus, peter meineck, helene p. His earned a ba hons in ancient world studies in the departments of greek and latin at university college london and his phd in classics at the university of nottingham. Peter meinecks new rendition of the oresteia is that rare and wonderful thing. I have several translations of the oresteia, and purchased this one after listening to peter meineck s lecture series. Peter meineck was born in melton mowbray, england and grew up in new malden. This adaptation of the classic greek trilogy is designed for contemporary stage presentation and is the version to be used by the. Those of us who have seen peter meinecks performances have long marveled at his ability to turn greek into clear english, how he does not do versions of the. Greek poetry was born in the similes of homer and reached its maturity and surprising modernityin the loeb classical library aeschylus volume ii loeb classical library 146 oresteia. Aeschylus, the earliest of the great attic tragedians, presented his oresteia at athens city dionysia. Perhaps the best way to start is to make a rather simpleminded examination of what is described as the causes of action by different characters, including the chorus, in the course of the three plays which constitute the oresteia.
Peter meineck, new york university, classics department, faculty member. Oresteia by aeschylus, peter meineck oresteia agamemnon. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read four tragedies. Meineck phd 503n silver, 100 washington square east, new york, ny, 3 tel. Peter meineck s new rendition of the oresteia is that rare and wonderful thing. Those of us who have seen peter meineck s performances have long marveled at his ability to turn greek into clear english, how he does not do versions of the plays, how. Peter meineck has aimed to translate this version of the oresteia for the modern stage. Born in the last quarter of the sixth century, aeschylus had fought with the victorious greeks in one and probably both of the.