num_pages: 198
description: A poetic new interpretation of the ancient dramatic trilogy about the house of Atreus describes how King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and the efforts of their son, Orestes, to kill his mother and avenge the crime, bringing upon himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of Athens.
language: English
title: The Oresteia
titlecomplete: The Oresteia
characters: Agamemnon, Orestes, Clytemnestra (wife of Agamemnon), Cassandra, Electra
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Plays, School, Ancient, Poetry, Literature, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 43224
places: Argos, Greece
series: Oresteia
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Translation
publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux