{"product_id":"the-oresteia-isbn-9781454971016","title":"The Oresteia","description":"\u003cb\u003eAeschylus's epic Greek tragedy about a curse of blood and vengeance befalling a royal family, now repackaged for Union Square \u0026amp; Co.'s Signature Editions line.   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The only complete Greek trilogy to survive antiquity, \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the curse on the house of Atreus in the form of a vicious cycle of revenge. The first play, \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e, follows the events of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e, in which King Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to turn the tides of war against the Trojans. Upon his return, his wife, Queen Clytemnestra takes bloody vengeance for Iphigenia's death. The second play, \u003ci\u003eChoephoroi\u003c\/i\u003e, details the subsequent plot of Agamemnon's daughter, Electra, and son, Orestes, to depose and dispose of their mother. The final play, \u003ci\u003eEumenides, \u003c\/i\u003efinds Orestes standing trial before the gods for committing the sin of matricide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An epic tale of justice and retribution through the lens of a broken family, \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragic meditation between our familial obligations and the rules of a functioning society. This edition uses the 1928 translation by Gilbert Murray, known as the leading authority of Ancient Greek language and culture in the early twentieth century. ","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52119346348261,"sku":"NP9781454971016","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-oresteia-isbn-9781454971016","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}