In addition to its accessibility, the wit and dazzling morbidity of her prose sheds new light on the saga for scholars. In the end, Orestes, driven mad by the Furies for his bloody betrayal of family, and Elektra are condemned to death by the people of Argos, and must justify their actions-signaling a call to change in society, a shift from the capricious governing of the gods to the rule of manmade law.Ĭarson's accomplished rendering combines elements of contemporary vernacular with the traditional structures and rhetoric of Greek tragedy, opening up the plays to a modern audience. Displeased with Klytaimestra's actions, Apollo calls on her son, Orestes, to avenge his father's death with the help of his sister Elektra. After the murder of her daughter Iphegenia by her husband Agamemnon, Klytaimestra exacts a mother's revenge, murdering Agamemnon and his mistress, Kassandra. In this innovative rendition of The Oresteia, the poet, translator, and essayist Anne Carson combines three different visions-Aiskhylos' Agamemnon, Sophokles' Elektra, and Euripides' Orestes-giving birth to a wholly new experience of the classic Greek triumvirate of vengeance. Winner of the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation Media Issues, Communication & Journalism.Computer Science & Information Technology.
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