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The Oresteia

by Aeschylus

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In 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.

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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.

Genre
literary fictionmythologymyths and folkloreancient worldhistorical fiction
Themes
theatre
Setting
ancient historyancient GreeceantiquityGreececollege
Subject
historyphilosophy
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 335 pages
Form
playspoetry

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