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The tragic myth of Agamemnon, Mycenae's 'king of kings', who sacrificed his own daughter in order to sack the great city of Troy and returned home only to be assassinated by his wife and her lover, has been a constant source of fascination for writers and artists from classical Greece right up to the present day. The ancient Romans were drawn to the myth, but Seneca's tragedy is the only dramatic treatment from this tradition to have survived intact: often undervalued, it is in fact intellectually and poetically one of his richest plays - dramatically innovative, spectacular, and pervasively self-reflective. Its strong lyric and theatrical qualities - from polymetric choral odes to powerful meditative soliloquies-perfectly complement Seneca's complex presentation of the slaying of husband, father, and king and his exploration of such attendant issues as family, despotism, knowledge, gender, political order, freedom, vengeance, and death. Also containing extant Latin literature's most complex representation of two iconic women of classical myth (and occasional feminist paradigms), Clytemnestra and Cassandra, the tragedy ably transcends the narrow context of late Julio-Claudian Rome and contains much that speaks pointedly to our times.This new full-scale edition of Seneca's Agamemnon offers a comprehensive introduction, newly edited Latin text, English verse translation designed for both performance and high-level academic study, and detailed exegetic, analytic, and interpretative commentary. The aim throughout has been to elucidate the text dramatically as well as philologically, and to locate the play firmly in its contemporary historical and theatrical context and in the ensuing literary and dramatic tradition. As such, its substantial influence on European drama, opera, and ballet from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries is given especial emphasis throughout; this and the accessible notes on the text make the edition of particular use not only to scholars and students of classics, but also of comparative literature and drama, and to anyone interested in the cultural dynamics of literary reception and in the interplay between theatre and history

Agamemnon, --- Agaiméamnón, --- Agamemno, --- Agamemnonas, --- Agamemnoni, --- Agamennone, --- Agamemnons, --- Agamenón, --- Agememnon, --- Ἀγαμέμνων, --- Αγαμέμνονας, --- أجاممنون --- آگاممنون --- Агамемнан, --- Агамемнон, --- 아가멤논, --- אגממנון --- アガメムノーン, --- 阿伽门农,

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Pindar's Pythian Eleven is a miniature masterpiece: a poem praising a young athlete which presents a vivid and important account of the Agamemnon legend. Yet it contains so many difficulties (of text, metre, dating and interpretation) that even Wilamowitz regarded it as one of Pindar's most obscure poems. This 2007 edition (the first full-scale treatment that the poem had ever received) provides answers to the problems that have prevented proper appreciation of the work. In addition to the full introduction and commentary, the book also has a text based on re-examination of the manuscripts, detailed metrical discussion, and a translation.

Agamemnon (Greek mythology) --- Agamemnon, --- Agaiméamnón, --- Agamemno, --- Agamemnonas, --- Agamemnoni, --- Agamennone, --- Agamemnons, --- Agamenón, --- Agememnon, --- Ἀγαμέμνων, --- Αγαμέμνονας, --- أجاممنون --- آگاممنون --- Агамемнан, --- Агамемнон, --- 아가멤논, --- אגממנון --- アガメムノーン, --- 阿伽门农, --- Agamemnon (Greek mythology) - Poetry

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Ce livre donne une analyse détaillée de l’ensemble des scènes dialoguées de l’Agamemnon d’Eschyle, pièce qui ouvre la trilogie de l’Orestie (458 avant J.-C.). Il fait suite à l’ouvrage publié par Jean Bollack et Pierre Judet de La Combe, L’Agamemnon d’Eschyle. Le texte et ses interprétations, qui traitait des parties chorales de cette œuvre. La pièce se trouve ainsi commentée dans sa totalité. La perspective choisie est multiple : l’examen précis de la lettre du texte (qui débouche sur de très nombreuses interprétations nouvelles) s’accompagne d’une réflexion suivie sur la nature de la tragédie, sur ses innovations, sa langue, la manière dont elle construit le discours de ses personnages et sur l’histoire des lectures de ce drame depuis l’Antiquité. L’essai introductif fait le point sur les conflits d’interprétation que la tragédie a suscités chez les Modernes, et sur les questions générales qui se posent à l’interprète d’un tel texte : pertinence, ou non, du concept de tragique pour lire une tragédie ancienne, définition de ce qu’est un personnage dramatique, relation d’une telle œuvre avec ce que l’on sait de la langue, du droit, du mythe, de la poésie au ve siècle avant J.-C. à Athènes. La philologie critique affirme ainsi ses liens avec la philosophie, l’histoire et la sociologie. L’édition critique du texte et sa traduction feront l’objet d’un autre volume.

Greek drama (Tragedy) --- Dialogue analysis --- Tragédie grecque --- Analyse du dialogue --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Aeschylus --- Agamemnon, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Agamemnon (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Tragedy. --- Aeschylus. --- Tragédie grecque --- Agamemnon (Greek mythology) in literature --- Tragedy --- Drama --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Agaiméamnón, --- Agamemno, --- Agamemnonas, --- Agamemnoni, --- Agamennone, --- Agamemnons, --- Agamenón, --- Agememnon, --- Ἀγαμέμνων, --- Αγαμέμνονας, --- أجاممنون --- آگاممنون --- Агамемнан, --- Агамемнон, --- 아가멤논, --- אגממנון --- アガメムノーン, --- 阿伽门农, --- In literature. --- dialogue --- Agamemnon --- commentaire

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"Agamemnon led a ten-year-long struggle at Troy only to return home and die a pathetic death at his wife's hands. Yet while Agamemnon's story exerts an outsize influence--rivalled by few epic personalities--on the poetic narratives of the Iliad and Odyssey, scholars have not adequately considered his full portrait. What was Agamemnon like as a character for Homer and his audience? More fundamentally, how should we approach the topic of characterization itself, following the discoveries of Milman Parry, Albert Lord, and their successors? Andrew Porter explains the expression of characterization in Homer's works, from an oral-traditional point of view, and through the resonance of words, themes, and "back stories" from both the past and future. He analyzes Agamemnon's character traits in the Iliad, including his qualities as a leader, against events such as his tragic homecoming narrative in the Odyssey. Porter's findings demonstrate that there is a traditional depth of characterization embedded in the written pages of these once-oral epics, providing a shared connection between the ancient singer and his listeners"--

Characters and characteristics. --- Agamemnon, --- Homer --- Homer. --- Characters. --- Characters --- Agaiméamnón, --- Agamemno, --- Agamemnonas, --- Agamemnoni, --- Agamennone, --- Agamemnons, --- Agamenón, --- Agememnon, --- Ἀγαμέμνων, --- Αγαμέμνονας, --- أجاممنون --- آگاممنون --- Агамемнан, --- Агамемнон, --- 아가멤논, --- אגממנון --- アガメムノーン, --- 阿伽门农, --- Hóiméar --- Hūmīrūs --- Homeros --- Gomer --- Omir --- Omer --- Omero --- Ho-ma --- Homa --- Homérosz --- האמער --- הומירוס --- הומר --- הומרוס --- هومر --- هوميروس --- 荷马 --- Ὅμηρος --- Гамэр --- Hamėr --- Омир --- Homère --- Homero --- 호메로스 --- Homerosŭ --- Homērs --- Homeras --- Хомер --- ホメーロス --- ホメロス --- Гомер --- Homeri --- Hema --- Pseudo-Homer --- Pseudo Omero --- Homerus --- Agamemnon, - King of Mycenae (Mythological character) --- Homer - Characters

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This is the only general introduction in English to Aeschylus' Oresteia, one of the most important and most influential of all Greek dramas. It discusses the Greek drama festival and the social and political background of Greek tragedy, and offers a reading of this central trilogy. Simon Goldhill focuses on the play's themes of justice, sexual politics, violence, and the position of man within culture, and explores how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived. A final chapter considers the influence of the Oresteia on later theatre. Its clear structure and guide to further reading will make this an invaluable guide for students and teachers alike.

Greek drama (Tragedy) --- Tragedy. --- Drama --- History and criticism. --- Aeschylus. --- Orestes, --- Agamemnon, --- Electra --- Électre --- Alektra --- Ēlektra --- Elektro --- Elettra --- 厄勒克特拉 --- エーレクトラー --- אלקטרה --- 엘렉트라 --- Електра --- Электра --- الکترا --- اليكترا --- Ἀλέκτρα --- Ἠλέκτρα --- Agaiméamnón, --- Agamemno, --- Agamemnonas, --- Agamemnoni, --- Agamennone, --- Agamemnons, --- Agamenón, --- Agememnon, --- Ἀγαμέμνων, --- Αγαμέμνονας, --- أجاممنون --- آگاممنون --- Агамемнан, --- Агамемнон, --- 아가멤논, --- אגממנון --- アガメムノーン, --- 阿伽门农, --- Orest, --- Orestas, --- Oreste, --- Oresti, --- Oresto, --- Oresztész, --- オレステース, --- אורסטס --- 오레스테스, --- اورستس --- Орест, --- Ὀρέστης, --- Aeschylus --- In literature. --- Orestes (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Agamemnon (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Electra (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Arts and Humanities --- History