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Intro. to Euripides' Orestes. This is the reading of the play that I took from the deus ex machina ending.

I was looking at different versions of Sophocles' Antigone online when I noticed the tagged book. What a fascinating project! Aeschylus' Oresteia, the only trilogy from ancient Greece to have survived, consists of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers & The Eumenides. It tells of Agamemnon's short lived triumphant return home & the fall-out of his murder. It is a moving & powerful work that speaks of the social move from vigilantism to a judicial👇

Enjoyed this translation of the stories of Agamemnon, Elektra, and Orestes by Anne Carson. The different authors for each part of the story reflect the profession of Athens' history, so that as the story progresses so does the historical backdrop the author is writing in.

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A very liberal translation, which some ancient literature scholars won‘t like, but I adore the way Anne Carson breathed new life into the oresteia here. I‘m obsessed with her simple but highly emotive language, which makes the translations feel both modernised and timeless.