Author

Contributions

  • Philip Vellacott (Introduction, Translator) - Contributor

Publication

1956-12-30 - Penguin Classics

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Word Count

52000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100140440674
  • ISBN-139780140440676
  • Goodreads148295
  • LibraryThing28873
  • Open LibraryOL7355071M

Description

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.

Subjects

Topics

DramaGreekGrieksElectraOrestes882/.01Agamemnon

People

AeschylusAeschylus. Prometheus bound

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