"Oresteia" as transformative work

Authors

  • Tisha Turk University of Minnesota Morris

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2016.0706

Keywords:

Adaptation, Aeschylus, Classics, Greek tragedy, Theatre

Abstract

Robert Icke's transformative adaptation of Aeschylus' Oresteia updates its themes and gives it a profound emotional urgency.

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Published

2016-03-15

Issue

Vol. 21 (2016)

Section

Symposium

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