Discussing The Oresteia – Part I: Agamemnon – By Aeschylus With Evan

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Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Canonball we discuss the play "Agamemnon," by Aeschylus, which is the first part of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy "Oresteia," which premiered in 458 BC.I was very pleased to have my good friend Evan join me for this discussion. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The cover art for this episode is from the painting Clytemnestra Hesitating Before Striking Agamemnon, which French painter Pierre-Narcisse Guerin completed in 1817. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

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