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Aeschylus | | Birth Date: |
524 B.C. | | Death Date: |
456 B.C. | | Place of Death: |
Gela, Italy | | Nationality: |
Greek | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
dramatist |
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 Biography of Aeschylus
1390 words, approx. 4.6 pages
 The Greek playwright Aeschylus (524-456 BC) is the first European dramatist whose plays have been preserved. He is also the earliest of the great Greek tragedians, and more than any other he is concerned with the interrelationship of man and the gods. Ae... summary from source:
Biography of Aeschylus
9877 words, approx. 32.9 pages
 In the city of Athens in the fifth century B.C., Aeschylus, the Father of Tragedy, developed a spectacle in which choral song and dance alternated with solo speeches into one of the major genres of world literature. The ninety plays that Aeschylus wrote... summary from source:
 Biography of Aeschylus
9255 words, approx. 30.9 pages
In the city of Athens in the fifth century B.C., Aeschylus, the Father of Tragedy, developed a spectacle in which choral song and dance alternated with solo speeches into one of the major genres of world literature. The ninety plays that Aeschylus wrote...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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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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 The Independent - London FIRST NIGHT: The Oresteia
08/26/1994: 385 words, approx. 1 pages THE LIGHTS went down, a fiery torch flickered high above the cavernous floor, a chorus began to recite, and a dozen great-coated elders chanting in monk-like fashion took their place at a long table. Glancing to my right, I could just glimpse a sign... summary from source:
Variety THE ORESTEIA. (theater review)
04/16/2001: 691 words, approx. 2 pages (BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATER/ RODA THEATER; 600 SEATS; $51 TOP) BERKELEY, Calif. A Berkeley Repertory Theater presentation of the plays by Aeschylus, translated by Robert Fagles. Directed by Tony Taccone and Stephen Wadsworth. Sets, Christopher Barreca; costumes, Anita Yavich; lighting, Peter Maradudin; music,... summary from source:
 AP News Uzbek theater director killed
9/7/2007: 433 words, approx. 1 pagesMark 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...
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. summary from source:
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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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