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Agamemnon
Aeschylus
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Overview
Cassandra is cursed with the ability to see the past and the future. Clytemnestra manages to convince Agamemnon to enter his palace by walking on a purple carpet as a conquering hero, an act of extreme pride or hubris, a sin which characterizes tragic heroes in Greek drama.
Details
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- EN
- Categories
- Drama / General, Drama / European / General, Drama / Ancient & Classical, Literary Criticism / Drama, Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
- ISBN-13
- 9780198721307
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