The Oresteia of Aeschylus by Aeschylus - 1999

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1999-08. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 197 p. Audience: General/trade.
Signed by previous owner.

Farrar Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

First US edition. Volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 9.5", is bound in gilt-lettered black paper spine and light violet paper-covered boards, with decorative black border design. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. 197 pages.
"The great poet's powerful translation of the classic trilogy of Greek drama. With "Tales from Ovid", Ted Hughes was recognized as a superb interpreter of the classics, and with his "Birthday Letters", addressed to Sylvia Plath, he was revealed to a large public as a poet of extraordinarily deep feeling. The "Oresteia" of Aeschylus caps a remarkable year for his poetry. Aeschylus (525-456 b.c.) was, with Sophocles, the greatest classical Greek dramatist. The "Oresteia"--"Agamemnon", "Choephori", and "Eumenides"--tells the story of the house of Atreus: after King Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra, their son, Orestes, is commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime by killing his mother, and he does so, bringing on himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of… Read More

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good hard cover edition with very good dust jacket. 1st American Edition. Clean. Tight binding. 197 pages.

Paperback. Very Good.

NYNY: FSG. Very good clean tight copy. Show a bit of age. Fresh bright tight strong text. Decent jacket. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st American Edition. 1999.

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First American Edition. Well-kept, clean & tight copy, looking new. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA Library. .