Monday, June 01, 2009
THE LIBATION BEARERS
Author: Aeschylus
Date: 458 BC
This is the second play of the Oresteia, wherein Orestes plans and executes its revenge for the murder of his father, killing Clitemnestra and Aegisthus. It has its share of intrigue, and reflexion too; it is probably dull and entertaining in equal shares. Some people point out the similarity between the Oresteian myth and the Danish medieval legend of Amleth, all the more intriguing because all evidence points to the inexistence of any point of contact between the civilizations which gave birth to each myth.
Date: 458 BC
This is the second play of the Oresteia, wherein Orestes plans and executes its revenge for the murder of his father, killing Clitemnestra and Aegisthus. It has its share of intrigue, and reflexion too; it is probably dull and entertaining in equal shares. Some people point out the similarity between the Oresteian myth and the Danish medieval legend of Amleth, all the more intriguing because all evidence points to the inexistence of any point of contact between the civilizations which gave birth to each myth.
