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Harrison’s Oresteia

Posted on 18 January 2014 by

For the benefit of students taking the MA Translating Myth, but also for everyone’s pleasure, here is the television recording of Tony Harrison’s Oresteia, directed by Peter Hall for the National Theatre in 1981, with music by Harrison Birtwistle. You … Continue reading →

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Films

Posted on 24 September 2012 by

We will show a film in November, on a Thursday to be confirmed at 7.00 pm. These are the suggestions we received, please choose the one you would like to see…

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Tuesday 21 February: Agamemnon’s Front Door

Posted on 17 February 2012 by

Myth Reading Group Tuesday 21 February 2012 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5B.330 The text is an excerpt from Tony Harrison’s translation of the Oresteia of Aeschylus, presenting Agamemnon’s return home from Troy: Tony Harrison – The Oresteia [link expired] … Continue reading →

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