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The Oresteia of Aeschylus: A New Translation by Ted Hughes Paperback – September 4, 2000

by Aeschylus (Author), Ted Hughes (Translator)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First Edition edition (September 4, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0374527059
  • ISBN-13: 978-0374527051
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn Interpretation, Not a Translation
By Dewdrop on December 10, 2003
Format: Paperback
No, the translation is not literal. If you want a literal translation, buy something written by a professor of Greek. Hughes has a different goal. He¡¦s a poet who wants to interpret this ancient literature into an idiom that modern audiences can understand and appreciate. I wouldn¡¦t even call this a translation. Let¡¦s call it an interpretation and skip over the problem of accuracy.
That being said, his interpretation is extremely good. The free verse is both powerful and extremely readable. By putting these stories into a more familiar medium, Hughes recaptures the horror of these plays.
By modern standards, the latter plays (Choephori and Eumenides) aren¡¦t very dramatic. The main point is to watch the cycle of revenge play out to a conclusion. But the first play in the trilogy (Agamemnon) is close enough to modern taste to have a huge impact. I was very moved.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHigh voltage interpreto-translation
By Jack Wonder on April 19, 2012
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Without a shadow of the doubt this is most outstanding Oresteia I have ever read! Literal translation of great poetic art is a job for half-dead scholars, intended for half-dead readership, by delivering fully dead text. Hughes is a most lively, imaginative poet who rises to the task like no other. Indeed, the work could be described as bi-authored. It uniquely conveys the great Aeschylean art of condensing thought into a compelling, live image that immediately resonates with the reader/spectator. The economy and power of word is breath-stopping.
I would give it more `stars' if I could. My only regret is that Hughes never took to Nietzsche; he would have been his most awesome translator!
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2.0 out of 5 starsA rather objectionable loose translation suitable only for Hughes fans
By Christopher Culver on September 29, 2005
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THE ORESTEIA of Aeschylus, here presented in a translation by Ted Hughes, is a great trilogy on the continual tragedies in the house of Atreus and one of the most impressive creations of Greek drama.

The work consists of the "Agamemnon", "Choephori", and "Eumenides". In the first play, Agamemnon the king of Argos returns home from the Trojan War only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra, long angry at him for the sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia, and her lover Aegisthus desirous to seize the throne. In the second, named for the "libation bearers" who accompany the protagonists, Agamemnon's son Orestes and his living sister Electra avenge their father's murder by slaying Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. In the final play, Orestes is tormented by the Furies until a jury of Athenians led by Athena set him free and end the cycle of violence. The play is a statement on the terrible destiny of man to face divine retribution even when he has done a just deed, and tracks the development of Athenian justice from continual violence to temperance.

Unfortunately, Ted Hughes' translation plays very loose with Aeschylus' work. Putting the play in modern language isn't quite so bad, although it is strange to hear of hurricanes (unknown in the Aegean) and people moving "like gypsies" (the Roma were still in northwest India when this was written). What is truly objectionable is that Hughes' adds content. For example, he has a character talk of the "curse" on the house of Atreus, but this distorts events. Hughes also does not seem interested in conveying Aeschylus' style, instead giving the reader the story in entirely his own poetry. Bottom line: read this if you really like the poetry of Ted Hughes. If you want a faithful translation of this Greek masterwork, look elsewhere.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat product
By Jack Charde on October 18, 2010
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I thought this book was most definitely an excellent translation of Aeschylus' Oresteia. It helped me understand the book much clearer than trying to decifer the actual oresteia. I recommend it and especially because Amazon provides it's sale with a very reasonable price
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5.0 out of 5 starsMUSCULAR HUGHES ON THE HIGH WIRE
By Donald A. Newlove on June 14, 2007
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I LOVE TED AESCHYLUS AND HIS BUFFED UP LINE, NOT ONLY HERE BUT AS TED RACINE, TED OVID, TED SENECA, TED EURIPEDES, TED LORCA AND TED WEDEKIND. HERE IS MUSCULAR TRANSLATION THAT BOUNCES WITH LIFE AND FLIES FEARLESS WITHOUT THE LEAST THREAD OF AN ACADEMIC SAFETY NET BELOW. SPELLBINDING!
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