Bibliograph

Helen ;, Phoenician women ; OrestesEuripides.

Type

Label

Helen ;, Phoenician women ; OrestesEuripides.

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Helen ;

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

The Loeb classical library, 11

Sub title

Phoenician women ; OrestesEuripides.

Summary

In writing "Orestes" (408 B.C.E.), Euripides utilized the mythology of the Bronze Age to reflect upon the politics of Athens during the Peloponnesian War. The story takes places after Orestes has murdered his mother to avenge his father, Agamemnon, and follows him as he attempts to save his own life. The play explores themes of man's subordination to the gods and the conflict between natural law and man-made law

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Helen ; Phoenician women ; Orestes

Classification