Agamemnon the first part of The Oresteia Trilogy is scheduled for broadcasting on BBC Radio Four this evening at ten o'clock.
faber and faber, Aeschylus, Ted Hughes Trans. The Oresteia, p. 23
'Running after pleasure,
Thoughtless, careless
As a boy
Chasing a bird.'
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Gonna record them all Patricia, I do like a bit of Greek drama
Heard 'An Inspector Calls' a couple of weeks ago - WOW!
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Hope you enjoy them. Did not see An Inspector Calls so I can't comment on that but I've read a few Simenon's recently.
Agamemnon began with several voices talking to each other as in a contemporary play. I went to sleep! Had hoped to hear something like Ted Hughes's translation that began with an echo of Aeschylus's age.
I plan to listen to the whole play next week.