{"product_id":"9781433283055","title":"The Oresteia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e, the only complete trilogy to survive from the ancient Greek theater, is here presented in the first sound recording of all three plays: \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Libation Bearers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eumenides\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e, Aeschylus dramatizes the myth of the curse on the royal house of Argos. The action begins when King Agamemnon returns victorious from the Trojan War only to be treacherously slain by his own wife. It ends with the trial of their son, Orestes, who slew his mother to avenge her treachery--a trial with the goddess Athena as judge, the god Apollo as defense attorney, and, as prosecutors, relentless avenging demons called The Furies. The results of the trial change the nature of divine and human justice forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs was the custom in antiquity, this trilogy was accompanied by a satyr play called \u003ci\u003eProteus\u003c\/i\u003e, a broad farce on a related theme, namely, the encounter between Agamemnon's brother, Menelaus, with the slippery Old Man of the Sea. This play is lost, but Blackstone has included verses from \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47094678880496,"sku":"9781433283055","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781433283055_p0.jpg?v=1763752503","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781433283055","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}