Eumenides by Alan Sommerstein, Aeschylus

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Sommerstein presents a freshly constituted text, with introduction and commentary, of Eumenides, the climactic play of the only surviving complete Greek tragic trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus. Of all Athenian tragic dramas, Eumenides is most co...

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Community Reviews

3.5
based on 101 reviews

Moods

dark: 70%

challenging: 50%

reflective: 30%

emotional: 20%

informative: 20%

tense: 10%


Pace

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44% of readers chose Character
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37% of readers chose Complicated
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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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