Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 331 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Morshead, E. D. A. (Edmund Doidge Anderson) 1849 1912 Morshead, Edmund Doidge Anderson The House of Atreus; Being the Agamemnon, the Libation bearers, and the Furies Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Ted Garvin, Lorna Hanrahan, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The House of Atreus; Being the Agamemnon, the Libation-Bearers, and the Furies" by Aeschylus is a collection of Greek tragedies written in the 5th century BC. This collection delves deep into the themes of revenge, justice, and the tragic downfall of a royal family, focusing particularly on Agamemnon, his wife Clytemnestra, and their tumultuous relations within the cursed House of Atreus. The opening of the work sets a somber tone as it introduces the Watchman, who, weary from waiting for news of the Trojan War, anxiously anticipates the signal of Agamemnon's return. He expresses hope that the beacon flames will signal victory, bringing joy to Argos. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon’s wife, soon joins and kindles fires, revealing that Troy has fallen. The Chorus, comprised of older men, reflects on the devastating war and the personal costs it has inflicted. As the Herald arrives, he brings news of victory, but also hints at the personal tragedies that will inevitably follow, setting the stage for the unfolding drama characterized by betrayal, vengeance, and the weighing of fate against free will. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) -- Drama Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Text Classical Antiquity Harvard Classics Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature 276461 276497 2024-10-04T08:07:05.799037 2023-10-04T07:41:01.994930 text/html text/html 281830 2023-06-19T12:04:22 text/html 194642 2024-10-04T08:07:16.895117 application/epub+zip 195295 2024-10-04T08:07:10.102997 application/epub+zip 170678 2024-10-04T08:07:08.494073 application/epub+zip 471866 2024-10-04T08:07:20.504019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439746 2024-10-04T08:07:15.678938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394065 2022-09-04T11:15:02.893324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224143 224171 2024-10-04T08:07:04.133110 2023-10-04T07:41:00.551891 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223674 2023-06-19T12:05:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20868 2024-10-04T08:07:20.642995 application/rdf+xml 24432 2024-10-04T08:07:09.102007 image/jpeg 4583 2024-10-04T08:07:08.798048 image/jpeg 88851 2023-06-19T12:05:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 95386 2023-06-19T12:05:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 189947 2024-10-04T08:07:05.824117 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia