false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255789004m/4770925.jpg 4770925 1 <DIV><DIV><DIV>A Bold, Iconoclastic New Look at One of the Great Works of Greek Tragedy </DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>In this innovative rendition of <I>The Oresteia</I>, the poet, translator, and essayist Anne Carson combines three different visions&#8212;Aischylos&#8217; <I>Agamemnon</I>, Sophokles&#8217; <I>Elektra</I>, and Euripides&#8217; <I>Orestes</I>&#8212;giving birth to a wholly new experience of the classic Greek triumvirate of vengeance. After the murder of her daughter Iphegenia by her husband Agamemnon, Klytaimestra exacts a mother&#8217;s revenge, murdering Agamemnon and his mistress, Kassandra. Displeased with Klytaimestra&#8217;s actions, Apollo calls on her son, Orestes, to avenge his father&#8217;s death with the help of his sister Elektra. In the end, Orestes, driven mad by the Furies for his bloody betrayal of family, and Elektra are condemned to death by the people of Argos, and must justify their actions&#8212;signaling a call to change in society, a shift from the capricious governing of the gods to the rule of manmade law. <P></P>Carson&#8217;s accomplished rendering combines elements of contemporary vernacular with the traditional structures and rhetoric of Greek tragedy, opening up the plays to a modern audience. In addition to its accessibility, the wit and dazzling morbidity of her prose sheds new light on the saga for scholars. Anne Carson&#8217;s <I>Oresteia </I>is a watershed translation, a death-dance of vengeance and passion not to be missed.</DIV></DIV> 4835743 17 3 2009 An Oresteia: Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides total:24|5:11|4:7|3:5|2:1|1:0| 24 100 63 6 5 2 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:19:10 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:20:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 17 08:38:23 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 11:23:04 -0700 2009
What I'm *thinking* is that AC has really foregrounded the tragic heroine contingent of this drama, givin...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 10 09:51:06 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 10:11:19 -0700 2009
I loved Carson's takes; however, I think that these versions are best appreciated as a supplement t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 01:05:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 01:08:12 -0700 2009 where a man sailed off to war.
Many things pierce a woman's heart:
in place of the man she sent out
she knows
she'll get back
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