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The Oresteia by Aeschylus

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The Oresteia Information
3,467 words, approx. 12 pages
The Oresteia is a trilogy of tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, written by Aeschylus. It is the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays, although the fourth play, Proteus, a satyr play that would have been performed with...


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Monarch Notes
Plays of Aeschylus: The Oresteia (458 B.C.)
01/01/1963: 1,613 words, approx. 5 pages
Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 The Oresteia (458 B.C.) Background: This is the only complete Greek tragic trilogy extant. Aeschylus won the prize with it. The individual plays are Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides. They were originally followed by a satyr-play, Proteus, which has...
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The Boston Globe
Is ART's `Oresteia' tragedy or travesty?
01/08/1995: 1,280 words, approx. 4 pages
The following is an "open letter" sent to the Globe; the accompanying response was solicited from the American Repertory Theatre. The "Oresteia" closes its run with a sold-out performance at the ART today. I watched a performance of "Agamemnon" at the American Repertory...
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AP News
Uzbek theater director killed
9/7/2007: 433 words, approx. 1 pages
Mark Weil, an Uzbek theater director whose productions caused controversy in the tightly controlled former Soviet republic, was stabbed to death outside his home, a theater spokeswoman said Friday. He was 55.Weil was attacked in front of his apartment building in Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent, late...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Michael Gagarin
5,770 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following excerpt, Gagarin investigates Aeschylus's depiction of gender roles and sexual conflict in the Oresteia.
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Harry L. Levy
4,369 words, approx. 15 pages
In this essay, which was originally delivered as an address in 1963, Levy analyzes the problem of good and evil as presented in the Oresteia.
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 92%
The Characterisation of Clytaemnestra in the "Oresteia"
2,818 words, approx. 9 pages
How Aeschylus presents Clytaemnestra in the Oresteia (the Agamemnon, Libation Bearers and Eunmenides) and how he marks the extent to which traits of Clytaemnestra's character remain defiantly unchanged as she manipulates events and characters around her.
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Essay Grade: 95%
Savage Literature - Animal Imagery in Literature
1,050 words, approx. 4 pages
Animal Metaphors in literature (specifically relating to Agamemnon by Aeschylus.)
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Dilemmas of the Oresteia: Like Father, Like Son?
1,014 words, approx. 3 pages
Examines Aeschylus' The Oresteia. Compare's the acts of revenge that run through Orestes' family including those committed by Electra, Clytemenestra, Orestes, as well as other acts.
 


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