Abbreviations
Introduction
1: Agamemnon and the Oresteia
2: The historical context of the Oresteia
3: Aeschylus and previous versions of the myth
4: The ideas in Agamemnon
5: Aeschylus use of his medium
6: Dramatic technique: the power of words
7: The chorus
8: The solo characters
9: Language, imagery, and theme
10: The transmission of Agamemnon
Text
Commentary
Appendix: Sound and rhythm
Works cited
Index
David Raeburn read Literae Humaniores at Christ Church, Oxford,
graduating in 1949. After a career as a classics teacher and
headmaster, he has been teaching classical languages an the
University of Oxford since 1991. He played a leading role in
establishing the Summer School in Ancient Greek, organized by the
Joint Association of Classics Teachers, and is also known as a
director of student productions of many Greek tragedies including
Agamemnon, both in
Greek and in translation. Oliver Thomas graduated from New College,
Oxford in 2004. He completed his doctorate in 2009, and is
currently University Lecturer in Greek and Fellow of St John's
College, Cambridge
University
Raeburn and Thomas have provided a comprehensive and reliable guide
to the Agamemnon that will be of use to students and scholars
alike.
*Eric Dugdale, CJ-Online*
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