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The Oresteia
by Aeschylus. A cycle of blood vengeance is transformed into public justice, dramatizing the emergence of law from tribal retaliation.
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- Date
- 458 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Tragedy
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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A cycle of blood vengeance is transformed into public justice, dramatizing the emergence of law from tribal retaliation.
This work is included on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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