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title: "Orestes and Other Plays"
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# Orestes and Other Plays

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- **What is this?** Orestes and Other Plays
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Buy Orestes and Other Plays Reprint by Euripides, Vellacott, Philip, Vellacott, Philip (ISBN: 9780140442595) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Five Stars - Excellent text with full notes and readable translation
Review: Not as described but okay. - The book is good, and has plenty of good plays, including Orestes, which is the one I bought it for, allowing me to study it to help with LAMDA. However, I'm giving it three stars because it has notes written in it in pen. I don't mind this, and some of them are helpful, but it was described as new/good condition, and it isn't.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0140442596 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 830,781 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 851 in Drama & Play Types (Books) 1,096 in Classical, Early & Medieval Poetry 7,429 in Poetry & Drama Criticism |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (18) |
| Dimensions  | 19.81 x 13.16 x 2.74 cm |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 9780140442595 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0140442595 |
| Item weight  | 326 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 448 pages |
| Publication date  | 23 Feb. 2006 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by E***S on 8 December 2014*

Excellent text with full notes and readable translation

### ⭐⭐⭐ Not as described but okay.
*by H***Y on 19 January 2015*

The book is good, and has plenty of good plays, including Orestes, which is the one I bought it for, allowing me to study it to help with LAMDA. However, I'm giving it three stars because it has notes written in it in pen. I don't mind this, and some of them are helpful, but it was described as new/good condition, and it isn't.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Euripides - 484BC and still selling!
*by M***Y on 18 December 2006*

These plays feature legendary figures - Andromache (Hector's wife), Orestes, son of Agamemnon (Tojan war) - and some legendary situations. However, the characters are very human and emotional, and so can speak to us immediately on that level. All the more because the translation is in modern English, and so easy to read. It's not important to digest the scholarly introduction to enjoy them: though it's true it does enhance the experience. There are some brilliant quotable lines: "If gods are wise, wisdom should not let misery, Settle unchangeably upon one mortal's life" There are sustained appeals for morality, peace, and spirit raising bravery.(I think in particular of Iphigenia, facing being sacrificed!) A hundred times more accessible to this reader than Shakespeare, and if I were the judge, I'd say no less of an accomplishment. Here's another, judge for yourself: "Life is a brief affair; such as it is, we should Seek to pass through it gently, not in stress and strain."

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