{"product_id":"aeschylus-leah-himmelhoch-9781350154896","title":"Aeschylus: Agamemnon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis accessible edition for students brings the \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e, Aeschylus' opening play in the \u003ci\u003eOresteia \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, to life for first-time readers. A hugely popular play in antiquity and with a rich reception history to the present day, this is an essential play for students of classics, drama and the canon of western literature. Leah Himmelhoch provides a helpful guide for students and instructors wishing to study and teach the play, building on her over twenty-five years of experience teaching college and university students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A quick introduction sets out \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e's historical, literary, and performative context, its use of imagery and themes (especially gender conflict and the perversion of sacrificial ritual), and its subsequent literary and cultural impact while extensive commentary notes guide students through every line of the Greek text. Difficult passages are carefully explained while the power and beauty of the language is brought out at every opportunity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHimmelhoch's commentary also offers a companion website with a running vocabulary for the entire \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon \u003c\/i\u003eas further help for students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Himmelhoch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135015489X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350154896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d","brand":"Leah Himmelhoch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079379382527,"sku":"9781350154896","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab4adbb1-edbc-4be8-90aa-fbab73eb7dbb.jpg?v=1685480804","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aeschylus-leah-himmelhoch-9781350154896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}