{"product_id":"the-oresteia-of-aeschylus-a-new-translation-by-ted-hughes-9780374527051","title":"The Oresteia of Aeschylus: A New Translation by Ted Hughes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the last year of his life, Ted Hughes completed translations of three major dramatic works: Racine's \u003ci\u003ePhedre\u003c\/i\u003e, Euripedes' \u003ci\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/i\u003e, and the trilogy of plays known as at \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e, a family story of astonishing power and the background or inspiration for much subsequent drama, fiction, and poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e--Agamemnon, Choephori, and the Eumenides--tell the story 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 returns from exile to do so, bringing on himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of the court of Athens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHughes's \"acting version\" of the trilogy is faithful to its nature as a dramatic work, and his translation is itself a great performance; while artfully inflected with the contemporary, it has a classical beauty and authority. Hughes's \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e is quickly becoming the standard edition for English-language readers and for the stage, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374527051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong \u003cb\u003eTed Hughes's\u003c\/b\u003e translations are \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e of Aeschylus, Racine's \u003ci\u003ePhedre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales from Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e. His last book of poems, \u003ci\u003eBirthday Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize. He was Poet Laureate to Queen Elizabeth II and lived in Devon, England until he died in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ted Hughes \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47834227835037,"sku":"9780374527051","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c4a18b91-30a0-49b7-881a-2ad62f664b9a.jpg?v=1776146888","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-oresteia-of-aeschylus-a-new-translation-by-ted-hughes-9780374527051","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}