Aeschylus The Oresteian Trilogy Classic Paperback Book by Philip Vellacott 1987

What is justice? How is it related to vengeance? 

Can justice be reconciled with the demands of religion, the violence of human feeling, the forces of Fate?

These questions, which puzzled thoughtful Athenians in the decades after the battle of Marathon, provided the theme for Agamemnon, The Choephori, and The Eumenides- those grim tragedies that make up the Oresteian Trilogy.

In these plays Aeschylus (525-c. 456 B.C.) takes as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos - a chain finally broken only by the intervention of the goddess Athene. 

Philip Vellacott's verse translation makes available to the modern reader a milestone in the history of drama.

Book is in good condition. General shelf and corner wear. Some white marks on the front and back cover. Some fraying along the cover edges. Staining on the front and back cover. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions.

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