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The Guilt of Agamemnon1
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2009
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In recent years the general view of the theology and morality of Aeschylus which we still find expressed in the most popular handbooks of Greek tragedy has come under fire; fire which its defenders have so far been unwilling or unable to return. That Aeschylus was a bold religious innovator propounding advanced doctrines can no longer be assumed without argument; neither can one take for granted that his outlook on morality in general and on justice in particular was as advanced as it was once usual to maintain.
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page 197 note 2 I hope soon to supplement this article by a discussion of this ode.
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