A violent tragedy by a contemporary of Nero, in a faithful and uncut translation by one of our leading dramatists. Atreus, Agamemnon's father, takes revenge on his brother Thyestes by murdering Thyestes' sons and serving their flesh up for their father's dinner. Caryl Churchill's version of Seneca's play Thyestes was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, in June 1994, in a production directed by James Macdonald.
| ISBN: | 9781854596505 |
| Publication date: | 29th June 2001 |
| Author: | Seneca |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 58 pages |
| Series: | NHB Classic Plays |
| Genres: |
Classic and pre-20th century plays Tragic plays Plays, playscripts |
A violent tragedy by a contemporary of Nero, in a faithful and uncut translation by one of our leading dramatists. Atreus, Agamemnon's father, takes revenge on his brother Thyestes by murdering Thyestes' sons and serving their flesh up for their father's dinner.
Thyestes features in the following genres: Classic and pre-20th century plays, Tragic plays, Plays, playscripts
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Thyestes was written by Seneca and published by Nick Hern Books
Thyestes has 58 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Classic Plays series
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