Oresteia

Meineck's translation is faithful and supple; the language employed is modern without betraying the grandeur and complexity--particularly the images--of the Aeschylean text. After reading this translation, one has but one further wish: to see it and hear it at Delphi, Epidaurus or Syracuse. --Herman Van Looy, L'Antiquite Classique The Oresteia -- Agamemnon, Choephori, and The Eumenides -- depicts the downfall of the house of Atreus: after King Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra, their son, Orestes, is commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime by killing his mother, and he does so, bringing on himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of Athens. Together, the three plays are one of the major achievements of Greek antiquity. - Publisher. Winner of the American Translators Association 2000 Lewis Galantire Award. Peter Meineck is Producing Artistic Director of The Aquila Theatre Company, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Ancient Studies, New York University and teaches Greek Drama at the Tisch School for the Arts Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Introduction to Aeschylus' Oresteia 7 Translator's Preface 49 Diagram of the Stage 52 Agamemnon 54 Cast of Characters 55 The Libation Bearers 120 Cast of Characters 121 The Furies 168 Cast of Characters 169 Selected Bibliography 214 The author of more than 70 plays, Aeschylus is the earliest of the great Attic tragedians. Of these plays, only seven remain. The "Oresteia" is his only complete surviving trilogy. Peter Meineck has aimed to translate this version of the "Oresteia" for the modern stage. Agamemnon -- The Libation Bearers -- The Furies. Aeschylus ; Translated, With Notes, By Peter Meineck ; Introduction By Helene P. Foley. Includes Bibliographical References(p. 161-166).