Orestes
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Euripides: Orestes
"Orestes" was one of Euripides' most popular plays in antiquity. Its plot, which centres on Orestes' murder of his mother Clytemnestra and its aftermath, is exciting as well as morally complex; its presentation of madness is unusually intense and disturbing; it deals with politics in a way which has resonances for both ancient and modern democracies; and, it has a brilliantly unexpected and ironic ending. Nevertheless, "Orestes" is not much read or performed in modern times. Why should this be so? Perhaps it is because "Orestes" does not conform to modern audiences' expectations of what a 'Greek tragedy' should be. This book makes "Orestes" accessible to modern readers and performers by explicitly acknowledging the gap between ancient and modern ideas of tragedy. If we are to appreciate what is unusual about the play, we have to think in terms of its impact on its original audience. What did they expect from a tragedy, and what would they have made of "Orestes"?
Beyond Death in the Oresteia
Author: Amit Shilo
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2022-09-08
Argues that diverse representations of the afterlife in the Oresteia require reevaluation of its fundamental ethical and political dilemmas.
Orestes and Other Plays
"Written during the long battles with Sparta that were to ultimately destroy ancient Athens, these six plays by Euripides brilliantly utilize traditional legends to illustrate the futility of war. The Children of Heracles holds up a mirror to a contemporary Athens, while Andromache considers the position of women in Greek wartime society. In The Suppliant Women, the difference between a just and an unjust battle is explored, while The Phoenician Women describes the brutal rivalry of the sons of King Oedipus, and the compelling Orestes depicts the guilt caused by vengelful murder. Finally, Iphigenia in Aulis, Euripides' last play, contemplates religious sacrifice and the insanity of war. Together, the plays offer a moral and political statement that is at once unique to the ancient world and prophetically relevant to our own."--P. [4] of cover.
