The Oresteia: An Adaptation

Aeschylus; Adapted By Rob Hardy

ISBN 10: 0998788201 / ISBN 13: 9780998788203

Published by Hero Now Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A., 2017

About this Item

Hardy adapts the trilogy into a single play. Introduction by Thomas Van Nortwick. Fine, as new condition. Signed by Hardy on the title page.

Seller Inventory # C210001

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Oresteia: An Adaptation
• Publisher: Hero Now Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0998788201
• ISBN 13: 9780998788203
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Minnesota/Regional
  • Drama

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Synopsis

The essence of Aeschylus's famous trilogy in a single play that speaks forcefully to today's audiences. In lean, lyrical poetry, Rob Hardy's adaptation highlights all the glory of the


epic tales of lust, war, family strife, and revenge; choruses that echo the liturgical and hymnic infl uences behind Greek drama; Aeschylus's pride in Athenian law, philosophy, and oratory. In his Oresteia Aeschylus gave Athens reason to believe that institutionalized justice, not revenge, tames the savagery of human beings. His message resonates in our time, and Hardy's accessible adaptation is a steadfast modern guide to this ancient wisdom. With a foreword, an introduction, notes, and figures. Called "masterful" by Thomas Van Nortwick, professor of classics (emeritus), Oberlin College.

Rob Hardy is a Minnesota poet and classicist who has published poems and essays in a wide range of publications.