The Libation Bearers

GPTKB entity

Statements (152)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tragedy
gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptation The Libation Bearers (film)
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film_adaptations
modern retellings
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:Ted_Hughes
gptkb:Anne_Carson
gptkb:Robert_Fagles
gptkb:opera
gptkb:film
gptkbp:audience gptkb:Athenian_citizens
gptkbp:character gptkb:Furies
gptkb:Apollo
gptkb:choir
gptkb:Pylades
gptkbp:characters gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkb:choir
gptkbp:conflict Orestes vs Clytemnestra
gptkbp:critical_reception studied in literature courses
analyzed in academic papers
well-received in antiquity
gptkbp:cultural_significance influence on philosophy
influence on music
influence on art
ancient Greek drama
influence on opera
influence on theater
part of Western literary canon
influence on film
depiction of moral dilemmas
influence on psychology
reflection on justice
influence on later literature
exploration of vengeance
influence on modern drama
influence on tragedy
part of Greek tragedy tradition
explores themes of guilt and retribution
gptkbp:explores gptkb:justice
gptkb:fate
family loyalty
gptkbp:famous_event gptkb:City_Dionysia
gptkbp:features gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkbp:first_performance 458 BC
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Agamemnon
gptkbp:genre gptkb:tragedy
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Athenian_democracy
gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkb:festivals
post-Trojan War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Libation Bearers
gptkbp:influence Western literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:influences gptkb:theater
Western literature
gptkbp:inspired scholarly analysis
modern playwrights
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:dialogue
imagery
irony
foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkbp:main_theme gptkb:revenge
gptkbp:motif gptkb:justice
gptkb:blood
gptkb:fate
gptkb:sacrifice
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkb:choir
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Royal_Shakespeare_Company
gptkb:National_Theatre_of_Greece
gptkb:Theater_of_Dionysus
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The dead are not dead.”
“ Revenge is a dish best served cold.”
“ I shall not be silent.”
“ Revenge is a bitter fruit.”
“ I shall not rest until I have avenged my father.”
“ I am my father's son.”
“ Blood calls for blood.”
“ Justice is a two-edged sword.”
“ The Furies will not rest.”
“ The gods are just.”
“ The house is cursed.”
“ The past cannot be escaped.”},{
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:moral_ambiguity
divine intervention
family loyalty
human suffering
gptkbp:original_language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
Greek
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:The_Oresteia
gptkb:Oresteia
gptkbp:performance performed in ancient theaters
gptkbp:performance_style gptkb:theater
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:Theater_of_Dionysus
gptkbp:performed_by various theater companies
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:ancient_Greece
modern theaters
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:The_Eumenides
gptkbp:premiered_on 458 BC
gptkbp:published_in 5th century BC
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Suppliants
gptkb:The_Agamemnon
gptkb:The_Eumenides
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis discussed in philosophy
analyzed in literary studies
examined in cultural studies
explored in gender studies
interpreted in historical context
debated in ethics
analyzed in symbolism
analyzed in tragedy theory
critiqued in drama theory
discussed in mythological studies
discussed in tragedy and comedy relationship
examined in psychoanalysis
explored in archetypes
reviewed in ancient philosophy
reviewed in classical studies
studied in narrative theory
studied in performance art
studied in performance studies
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Argos
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Argos
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:vengeance
gptkb:blood
gptkb:sacrifice
gptkb:family
libations
gptkbp:theme gptkb:revenge
gptkbp:themes gptkb:justice
gptkb:revenge
gptkb:fate
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
The Libation Bearers (translated by Robert Fagles)
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Aeschylus
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agamemnon
gptkb:Aeschylus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4