num_pages: 182
description: In this book, Edward Wright Haile provides a highly readable English translation of three ancient Greek plays of the royal House of Atreus. The Oresteia of Aeschylus is the story of the bloody downfall of the royal House of Atreus. The curse which plagued the family for generations was finally lifted from the third generation. Contents: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; Eumenides; Fragments of Proteus Satyrikos.
language: English
title: The Oresteia of Aeschylus
titlecomplete: The Oresteia of Aeschylus
characters: Cassandra, Electra, Clytemnestra (wife of Agamemnon), Orestes, Agamemnon
genres: Mythology, School, Theatre, Classics, Drama, Ancient, Plays, Fiction, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 43242
places: Argos, Greece
series: Oresteia
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Translation
publisher: University Press Of America