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Book Title: Oresteia : the Agamemnon,The Libation-Bearers and the Furies
Number of Pages: 196 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 0.5 in
Genre: Drama
Item Weight: 12.5 Oz
Author: Aeschylus
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
