Author: Warr,George C.W. translates & explains
Title: THE ORESTEIA OF AESCHYLUS with illustrations
Description: London, George Allen 1900 13 plates Spine title=THE ATHENIAN DRAMA +Cover "THE ORESTEAN TRILOGY" . 8vo green boarda gilt cover title wih gilt Athena [spine faded to brown/title no longer gilt/edges sl.rubbed] Top edge gilt. Half title ="THE ATHENIAN DRAMA A series of verse translations from the Greek dramatic poets, with commentaries and explanatory essays, for English readers. Edited by C.W.Warr,M.A." + titlepage "THE ORESTEIA OF AESCHYLUS" on verso the handsome publisher's emblem + two leaves of poetry +{ix]-liii includes Preface +Contents + illustration list +Intrduction. 1-220pp includes errata & index + the translation of Agamemnon + Choephoroe + Eumenides + commentary & list of variations etc. Contents very crisp and clean with all plates as listed some in monotone colour. One opening with minor browning from a laid in newspaper critique of a production of the the Oresteia at the Old Vic. The rather ccommentary has been left in situ for the next owner of this book.

Keywords: Greek theatre in English translation


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