The Oresteia -- Agamemnon, Choephori, and The Eumenides -- depicts the downfall of the house of Atreus: after King Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra, their son, Orestes, is commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime by killing his mother, and he does so, bringing on himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of Athens. Together, the three plays are one of the major achievements of Greek antiquity. - Publisher.
The Oresteia
Agamemnon, Libation-bearers, Eumenides
This book might be part of the Loeb classical library -- 146 series.
Aeschylus: The Oresteia (2008, Harvard University Press)
494 pages
English language
Published March 1, 2008 by Harvard University Press.
Subjects
- Aeschylus -- Translations into English
- Greek drama -- Translations into English
- Orestes (Greek mythology) -- Drama
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