{"product_id":"the-oresteia-paperback-3","title":"The Oresteia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAeschylus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRory Mullarkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe who learns must suffer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore setting out for the Trojan War, King Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia. Many years later, when Agamemnon returns to his palace, his adulterous Queen Clytemnestra takes her revenge by brutally murdering him and installing her lover on the throne. How will the gods judge Orestes, their estranged son, who must avenge his father's death by murdering his mother?\u003cbr\u003eThe curse of the House of Atreus, passing from generation to generation, is one of the great myths of Western literature. In the hands of Aeschylus, the story enacts the final victory of reason and justice over superstition and barbarity.\u003cbr\u003eThe original trilogy, comprising \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Libation Bearers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEumenides, \u003c\/i\u003e is distilled into one thrilling three-act play in this magnificent new translation by award-winning playwright Rory Mullarkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAeschylus \u003c\/b\u003e(525-456 BC) was the father of Greek tragic drama, usually considered the first great writer in the Western theatrical tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRory Mullarkey \u003c\/b\u003ewon the 2014 George Devine Award for his play \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf from the Door \u003c\/i\u003eand was the recipient of the Pinter Commission in 2014 - an award given annually by Lady Antonia Fraser, Harold Pinter's widow, to support a new commission at the Royal Court. He was the Royal Court's writer-on-attachment in 2010 and has been closely associated with the theatre's international work, translating Russian-language plays from Latvia, Russia and Ukraine, including Aleksey Scherbak's \u003ci\u003eRemembrance Day \u003c\/i\u003eas part of the 2011 International Season and for a number of staged readings. His first full-length play, \u003ci\u003eCannibals, \u003c\/i\u003eopened at the Royal Exchange Manchester in 2013, where he became the youngest playwright to have his work performed on their main stage. In 2014, Rory Mullarkey won the Harold Pinter Playwriting Prize, the George Devine Award (jointly with Alice Birch) and the James Tait Black Prize for Drama for his play \u003ci\u003eCannibals\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Methuen Drama.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734907359295,"sku":"9781474274319","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7a923ec597d3e8af0e7a308f34b6f4e5.webp?v=1765141520","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-oresteia-paperback-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}