Louis MacNeice read classics at Oxford, and his professional life began as a lecturer in classics, before his career developed as a poet and broadcaster. Published in 1936 and intended primarily for the stage, MacNeice's version of The Agamemnon was immediately recognised, in the words of T. S. Eliot, as 'an accurate, almost literal translation, and at the same time as English poetry for the twentieth century. For many readers of Greek, Aeschylus is revealed as a great poet and dramatist of contemporary importance'.
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Louis MacNeice read classics at Oxford, and his professional life began as a lecturer in classics, before his career developed as a poet and broadcaster. Published in 1936 and intended primarily for the stage, MacNeice's version of The Agamemnon was immediately recognised, in the words of T. S. Eliot, as 'an accurate, almost literal translation, and at the same time as English poetry for the twentieth century. For many readers of Greek, Aeschylus is revealed as a great poet and dramatist of contemporary importance'.
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Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. No date found (date given in preface Aug., 1936). 71 pages. Previous owner's name on end paper, Text contains minor pencil marking/writing. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Add this copy of Agamemnon of Aeschylus to cart. $29.10, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2008 by Faber And Faber.
Add this copy of The Agamemnon of Aeschylus to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1954 by Harcourt, Brace and Company.
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Near Fine. First American edition, second or third issue binding [Armitage A4b; "260 copies imported from Faber and Faber in 1936...250 copies imported February 1951...174 copies imported June 1954"]. 72pp. Red cloth with gilt spine. Endpapers lightly toned, faint crease on spine, near fine, lacking the dust jacket.
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Add this copy of The Agamemnon of Aeschylus to cart. $70.97, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Faber and Faber.