Aeschylus The Oresteia 2nd Edition by Simon Goldhill 9780521832298 0521832292
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ISBN 10: 0521832292
ISBN 13: 9780521832298
Author: Simon Goldhill
This is the only general introduction in English to Aeschylus’ Oresteia, one of the most important and most influential of all Greek dramas. It discusses the Greek drama festival and the social and political background of Greek tragedy, and offers a reading of this central trilogy. Simon Goldhill focuses on the play’s themes of justice, sexual politics, violence, and the position of man within culture, and explores how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived. A final chapter considers the influence of the Oresteia on later theatre. Its clear structure and guide to further reading will make this an invaluable guide for students and teachers alike.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 Drama and the city of Athens
1 The context of the polis
2 The context of democracy
3 The context of the festival
4 The context of the theatre
Chapter 2 The Oresteia
5 Introduction: plot and plotting
6 Revenge: order and transgression
7 The female is slayer of the male . . .
8 Homer and Aeschylus: rewriting the past for the present
9 Language and control: the violence of persuasion
10 Prophecy, fear and the influence of the past
11 The imagery of order
12 The divine frame
13 The intensity of lyric prophecy
14 Violent exchange: dramatic dialogue
15 Political rhetoric
Chapter 3 The influence of the Oresteia
16 From Sophocles to the women’s movement
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