The Agamemnon of Aeschylus
With a Metrical Translation and Notes Critical and Illustrative

This book, originally published in 1882, provides the original text of Aeschylus' Agamemnon with a metrical English translation and a broad commentary.

Benjamin Hall Kennedy (Edited and translated by)

9781107621008, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 August 2013

268 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.4 cm, 0.27 kg

Benjamin Hall Kennedy (1804–1889) was a celebrated Classicist who enjoyed great success as a lecturer and as an author; his Latin Primer is still in use today. In this book, originally published in 1882, Kennedy provides both the original text of Aeschylus' Agamemnon, the first play in the Oresteia trilogy and one of the most famous extant Greek tragedies, as well as a metrical English translation and a broad commentary on, among other topics, the themes of the play, its metrical construction and variations in the various manuscripts. This book will be of value to Classics students seeking a guide to this intricate and influential play.

The Agamemnon of Aeschylus: with a metrical translation and notes critical and illustrative.

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]