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In the "Oresteia" - the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity - Aeschylus took as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized... read more
First Sentence
Dear gods, set me free from all the pain, the long watch I keep, one whole year awake .. propped on my arms, crouched on the roofs of Atreus like a dog.
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- Aeschylus (Author)
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