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255 pages • first pub -458 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780865479166
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 02 March 2010
Description
In An Oresteia, the classicist Anne Carson combines three different versions of the tragedy of the house of Atreus — A iskhylos' Agamemnon, Sophokles' Elektra and Euripides' Orestes. After the murder of her daughter Iphigeneia by her husband, Agam...
Community Reviews Summary of 672 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
reflective 48%
tense 38%
challenging 33%
sad 31%
funny 15%
adventurous 13%
mysterious 9%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | N/A: 21% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, Death of parentModerate
Grief, Gaslighting, Child deathMinor
War, Rape, Slavery
255 pages • first pub -458 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780865479166
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 02 March 2010
Description
In An Oresteia, the classicist Anne Carson combines three different versions of the tragedy of the house of Atreus — A iskhylos' Agamemnon, Sophokles' Elektra and Euripides' Orestes. After the murder of her daughter Iphigeneia by her husband, Agam...
Community Reviews Summary of 672 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
reflective 48%
tense 38%
challenging 33%
sad 31%
funny 15%
adventurous 13%
mysterious 9%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | N/A: 21% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, Death of parentModerate
Grief, Gaslighting, Child deathMinor
War, Rape, Slavery