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Aeschylus The Oresteia: An Adaptation by Rob Hardy
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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 original:
With a foreword, an introduction, notes, and figures. Called "masterful" by Thomas Van Nortwick, professor of classics
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