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Tag Archives: Oresteia
Myth Reading Group 15 June: Athena on the stage: Eumenides & Ajax
The Myth Reading Group meets on ‘Zoom’ on Tuesday 15 June, 5:30-6:30 pm (UK time). The link to join is posted in the comments for this post. All are welcome. The gods occasionally appear on the Greek tragic stage: often … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeschylus, Ajax, Athena, Greek mythology, Greek Tragedy, Oresteia, Sophocles
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Harrison’s Oresteia
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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Tagged Aeschylus, film & video, Greek Tragedy, Harrison Birtwistle, Oresteia, Peter Hall, Tony Harrison
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Tuesday 21 February: Agamemnon’s Front Door
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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Tagged Aeschylus, film & video, Greek Tragedy, Harrison Birtwistle, Oresteia, Peter Hall, Tony Harrison
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