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lanceschaubert's review against another edition
5.0
review forthcoming of the oliver taplin version — source text for Harry Potter
kitsunediary's review against another edition
I have now tried reading The Iliad and this and have come to the realisation that epic greek poetry isn't for me... I'll just stick to the retellings.
kindofkaleigh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ethandickler's review against another edition
Zeus, whose will has marked for man
The sole way where wisdom lies;
Ordered one eternal plan:
Man must suffer to be wise.
Head-winds heavy with past ill
Stray his course and cloud his heart;
Sorrow takes the blind soul’s part -
Man grows wise against his will.
For powers who rule from thrones above
By ruthlessness commend their love
Paired well with a glass of cognac and the Peter Hall National Theater production from 1982
Paired well with a glass of cognac and the Peter Hall National Theater production from 1982
lovely_smiles's review against another edition
5.0
I read this for my English literacy class that was covering revenge. I really enjoyed this book and found it interesting the ways Aeschylus developed the characters and the continuous cycle of revenge within the house of Atreus.
umpaola7's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
mirasbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
smallafterall's review against another edition
3.0
Finally finished this with the deadline of having to teach each play the next day working for me. Not sure how I escaped reading these at one time or another, though admittedly I've always had a strange aversion to 'classics' for a literature major type like myself. Any-who, the Eumenides' courtroom drama and depiction of Athena as the only sensible figure in a centuries long list of ridiculous murderous fools and capricious oafish gods was well worth the cost of admission here. Robert Fagles' translation makes this pretty darn readable once committed. The intro is comprehensive and informing. Ancient Lit may not have been my first choice of a syllabus to teach, but I'm finding some gems buried in the dust as I go!
donnaadouglas's review against another edition
2.0
This was part of my course curriculum for Theatre Studies at University. I can't say I enjoyed it, possibly because I just didn't get it. I've spent a large portion of my life studying Elizabethan literature, coming to terms with the style of writing used in that - I reckon that going farther back into literary history knocked me off a bit and was difficult for me to get my head around, which is only natural I suppose.