Originally published in 1901, this book contains the ancient Greek text of Aeschylus' Choephori, the second play in his Oresteia trilogy. Tucker supplies an English translation on each facing page, as well as a translation of the ancient scholia and a detailed critical commentary. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in history of Classical scholarship or ancient Greek drama.
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This classic tragedy tells the story of the house of Agamemnon, and the terrible cycle of revenge that unfolds after his murder. From the blood-soaked sacrifices of the opening scene to the final...
Produced in 458 BC, Aeschylus' Choephori stands as the second play in the Oresteian trilogy. The bloodshed begun in the first play with the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra is here...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...