The Oresteia
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First presented in the spring of 458 B.C.E. at the festival of Dionysus in Athens, Aeschylus' trilogy Oresteia won the first prize. Comprising three plays—Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, and The Furies—it is the only surviving example of the ancient trilogy form for Greek tragedies.--Publisher's description.
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The Oresteia, Aeschylus
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- 2018
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- Title
- The Oresteia
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Aeschylus
- Publisher
- The University of Wisconsin Press
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0299315649
- ISBN13
- 9780299315641
- Category
- Theatre / Drama
- Description
- First presented in the spring of 458 B.C.E. at the festival of Dionysus in Athens, Aeschylus' trilogy Oresteia won the first prize. Comprising three plays—Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, and The Furies—it is the only surviving example of the ancient trilogy form for Greek tragedies.--Publisher's description.