num_pages: 198
description: The most famous series of ancient Greek plays, and the only surviving trilogy, is the "Oresteia " of Aeschylus, consisting of "Agamemnon," "Choephoroe," and "Eumenides." These three plays recount the murder of Agamemnon by his queen Clytemnestra on his return from Troy with the captive Trojan princess Cassandra; the murder in turn of Clytemnestra by their son Orestes; and Orestes' subsequent pursuit by the Avenging Furies (Eumenides) and eventual absolution.Hugh Lloyd-Jones's informative notes elucidate the text, and introductions to each play set the trilogy against the background of Greek religion as a whole and Greek tragedy in particular, providing a balanced assessment of Aeschylus's dramatic art.
language: English
title: The Oresteia by Aeschylus in a version by Ted Hughes
titlecomplete: The Oresteia by Aeschylus in a version by Ted Hughes
characters: Agamemnon, Cassandra, Electra, Clytemnestra (wife of Agamemnon), Orestes
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Classics, Ancient, Drama, Mythology, Literature, Poetry, School
ratings_count: 43224
places: Argos, Greece
series: Oresteia
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Translation
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux