num_pages: 335
description: Alternate cover edition can be found here, here, here, hereIn the Oresteia—the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity—Aeschylus took as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos.Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, their spirit of struggle and regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration.
language: English
title: The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
titlecomplete: The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
characters: Clytemnestra (wife of Agamemnon), Cassandra, Orestes, Agamemnon, Electra
genres: Mythology, Theatre, School, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Fiction, Ancient
ratings_count: 43217
places: Greece, Argos
series: Oresteia
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Translation
publisher: Penguin Classics