# The Oresteia

Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/eschilo/the-oresteia

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- Authors: [Eschilo](https://www.bookquiver.com/eschilo)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 1977-09-29

## Description

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. Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, its spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal.

## Editions

### The Oresteia

- Publisher: bbc_digital_audio
- Medium: audio
- Length: 4 h 30 min
- Narrated by: Lesley Sharp, Niamh Cusack
- ISBN: 978-17-8753-961-7
- Published: 2020-04-16
- Language: en_GB

### The Oresteia

- Publisher: Everyman
- ISBN: 978-18-5715-260-9
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2004-03-04
- Language: en_GB

### The Oresteia

- Publisher: everyman_s_library
- ISBN: 978-14-0004-192-3
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2004-01-20
- Language: en_US

### The Oresteia

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4044-333-2
- Pages: 336
- Published: 1977-09-29
- Language: en_GB