{"product_id":"the-oresteia-9781474274319","title":"The Oresteia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Aeschylus\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient and Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe who learns must suffer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore setting out for the Trojan War, King Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia. Many years later, when Agamemnon returns to his palace, his adulterous Queen Clytemnestra takes her revenge by brutally murdering him and installing her lover on the throne. How will the gods judge Orestes, their estranged son, who must avenge his father's death by murdering his mother?\u003cbr\u003eThe curse of the House of Atreus, passing from generation to generation, is one of the great myths of Western literature. In the hands of Aeschylus, the story enacts the final victory of reason and justice over superstition and barbarity.\u003cbr\u003eThe original trilogy, comprising \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Libation Bearers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEumenides, \u003c\/i\u003e is distilled into one thrilling three-act play in this magnificent new translation by award-winning playwright Rory Mullarkey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087474614423,"sku":"9781474274319","price":1538.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474274319.webp?v=1767143071","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-oresteia-9781474274319","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}