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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
amazing. so so gripping and such a beautiful translation by carson. sometimes you just totally get why things are alll the rave. instant favourite!
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Anne Carson translations can be so personal!!!!
Plyades + Orestes “I’ll take care of you / It’s rotten work / Not to me. Not if it’s you” exchange, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS <333
Moreover, putting these three plays together works really well chronologically and I loved seeing the playwrights different tones side by side. Great discussions about grief, justice, and cyclical violence!
Plyades + Orestes “I’ll take care of you / It’s rotten work / Not to me. Not if it’s you” exchange, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS <333
Moreover, putting these three plays together works really well chronologically and I loved seeing the playwrights different tones side by side. Great discussions about grief, justice, and cyclical violence!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting
Minor: Child death, Slavery
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Aischylos is a challenging read. Sophokles, a darling of mine, convinced me with Elektra, and Euripides blew me away with Orestes. Having forced my way through three of Euripides' other works, I was surprised it became my highlight. Anne Carson's commentaries opened Greek tragedies to me once more, and though it'll take me time to sink my teeth into the Oresteia, I loved the time I spent with it.
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Not to me, not if it's you," hits different in context, huh.
Anne Carson is a brilliant translator, and her introductions are indispensable for how she understands and finds herself mystified by the characters. The women of "An Oresteia" are elevated, sympathetic as they are destructive, keeping Carson's voice as she wrangles the styles of three different playwrights to tell a story that is as wonderfully modern as it is lovingly Greek.
Anne Carson is a brilliant translator, and her introductions are indispensable for how she understands and finds herself mystified by the characters. The women of "An Oresteia" are elevated, sympathetic as they are destructive, keeping Carson's voice as she wrangles the styles of three different playwrights to tell a story that is as wonderfully modern as it is lovingly Greek.