Book contents
- Beyond Death in the Oresteia
- Beyond Death in the Oresteia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Additional material
- Preface
- A Note on Abbreviations and Translations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Herald of the Agamemnon
- Chapter 2 The Chorus of the Agamemnon
- Chapter 3 Prophecy on the Banks of the Acheron
- Chapter 4 Afterlives at the Tomb of Agamemnon
- Chapter 5 Heroes in the Oresteia
- Chapter 6 The Ghost of Clytemnestra
- Chapter 7 The Tablet-Writing Mind of Hades
- Conclusions
- References
- General Index
- Index Locorum
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2022
Book contents
- Beyond Death in the Oresteia
- Beyond Death in the Oresteia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Additional material
- Preface
- A Note on Abbreviations and Translations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Herald of the Agamemnon
- Chapter 2 The Chorus of the Agamemnon
- Chapter 3 Prophecy on the Banks of the Acheron
- Chapter 4 Afterlives at the Tomb of Agamemnon
- Chapter 5 Heroes in the Oresteia
- Chapter 6 The Ghost of Clytemnestra
- Chapter 7 The Tablet-Writing Mind of Hades
- Conclusions
- References
- General Index
- Index Locorum
- References
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