![]() ![]() "Evinces Hughes's wide range of interests and mastery of classic literatures. like the best of Hughes's own poems"- Ron Smith, Richmond Times-Dispatch ![]() To release the play's staggering power Hughes has transformed some thoughtful scholarly commentary into raw horror and agonizing ethical dilemma. "Hughes's rendering of this appalling story has the hurtling momentum one assumes the playwright's original Greek had for his Athenian audience. Reviews About the Author Reviews Praise for The Oresteia of Aeschylus ![]() This Oresteia is quickly becoming the standard edition for English-language students, scholars, and other readers. The Oresteia-Agamemnon, Choephori, and The Eumenides-depicts the downfall of the house of Atreus: after King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, their son, Orestes, is commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime by killing his mother, and he he does so, bringing on himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of the court of Athens.Ĭommissioned by the Royal National Theater, Hughes's "acting version" of the trilogy is itself a great performance, capturing the classical grace and authority of Greek drama at its greatest while also exhibiting an artful and contemporary agility. In the last year of his life, celebrated poet, critic, and translator Ted Hughes completed translations of three major dramatic works: Racine's Phedre, Euripedes' Alcestis, and the trilogy of plays known as The Oresteia. ![]()
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