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    The House of Atreus
    The House of Atreus
    The House of Atreus
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    The House of Atreus

    By Aeschylus

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    I pray the gods to quit me of my toils,
    To close the watch I keep, this livelong year;
    For as a watch-dog lying, not at rest,
    Propped on one arm, upon the palace-roof
    Of Atreus' race, too long, too well I know
    The starry conclave of the midnight sky,
    Too well, the splendours of the firmament,
    The lords of light, whose kingly aspect shows—
    What time they set or climb the sky in turn—
    The year's divisions, bringing frost or fire.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAeschylus
    Release dateMar 15, 2016
    ISBN9788892570801
    The House of Atreus
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    Aeschylus

    Aeschylus (c.525-455 B.C) was an ancient Greek playwright and solider. Scholars’ knowledge of the tragedy genre begins with Aeschylus’ work, and because of this, he is dubbed the “father of tragedy”. Aeschylus claimed his inspiration to become a writer stemmed from a dream he had in which the god Dionysus encouraged him to write a play. While it is estimated that he wrote just under one hundred plays, only seven of Aeschylus’ work was able to be recovered.

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