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The Oresteia: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions) (Paperback)

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By Aeschylus, Joshua Billings (Editor), Oliver Taplin (Translated by)
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“This vivid and accessible translation captures the drama of Aeschylus’ poetry and the excitement of the action in performance.” —VICTORIA WOHL, University of Toronto



“This critical edition provides a lavish and fulsome picture of ancient Greek tragedy’s most significant surviving document.” —JOHANNA HANINK, Brown University



Ranked #2 Translation of 2018 by Open Letters Review


This Norton Critical Edition includes:         



  • Oliver Taplin’s new translation of the fifth-century B.C.E. Greek tragedy—a trilogy of revenge and murder within the royal family of Argos—with explanatory annotations by the editors.       

  • Ancient backgrounds and responses from Homer, Stesichorus, Pindar, Euripides, and Sophocles. ·        

  • Fourteen wide-ranging critical essays on the Oresteia, from G. W. F. Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche to Oliver Taplin and Peter Wilson.     

  • A Glossary of Technical Terms and Proper Names and a Selected Bibliography.


About the Series  


Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format—annotated text, contexts, and criticism—helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.



About the Author


Joshua Billings is Assistant Professor of Classics at Princeton University. He is the author of Genealogy of the Tragic: Greek Tragedy and German Philosophy.

Oliver Taplin is emeritus professor of classics at the University of Oxford. His books range from The Stagecraft of Aeschylus to Pots & Plays. He has recently published translations of Euripides’ Medea and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Other Tragedies.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780393923285
ISBN-10: 0393923282
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: March 15th, 2018
Pages: 288
Language: English
Series: Norton Critical Editions