Aeschylus' Agamemnon, the first play in the Oresteia trilogy, is one of the most influential theatrical texts in the global canon. In performance, translation, adaptation, along with sung and danced interpretations, it has been familiar in the Greek world and the Roman empire, and from the Renaissance to the contemporary stage. It has been central to the aesthetic and intellectual avant-garde as well as to radical politics of all complexions and to feminist thinking. Contributors to this interdisciplinary collection of eighteen essays on its performance history include classical scholars, theatre historians, and experts in English and comparative literature. All Greek and Latin has been translated; the book is generously illustrated, and supplemented with the useful research aid of a chronological appendix of performances.
| ISBN: | 9780199263516 |
| Publication date: | 8th December 2005 |
| Author: | Fiona Senior Research Fellow at the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford Macintosh |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 502 pages |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: plays and playwrights |