Agamemnon (Morshead Translation) by Aeschylus

About Agamemnon (Morshead Translation) by Aeschylus

Aeschylus’s Agamemnon begins as Argos awaits the return of its victorious king after the ten-year Trojan War. A watchman sees the beacon announcing Troy’s fall, yet celebration is shadowed by fear. Queen Clytemnestra has ruled during her husband’s absence, concealing a carefully prepared revenge for the sacrifice of their daughter, Iphigenia. When Agamemnon arrives with the captive Trojan prophetess Cassandra, Clytemnestra welcomes him with magnificent crimson tapestries and persuades him to enter the palace in triumph. His proud steps, however, lead toward judgment and death. Cassandra foresees the violence waiting inside, as well as the long history of murder haunting the House of Atreus, but no one accepts her warnings. Through powerful speeches, choral reflections, and relentless dramatic tension, Aeschylus explores pride, vengeance, justice, political authority, and the destructive inheritance of family crimes. Victory abroad cannot erase guilt at home, and every act of punishment creates another demand for retribution. This audiobook presents the opening tragedy of the Oresteia as a dark, compelling drama of power and consequence. Agamemnon remains essential listening for readers drawn to Greek mythology, ancient theatre, morally complex characters, and stories in which triumph becomes the doorway to catastrophe within a doomed royal family.

Publisher

Mentor New York

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2023

Latest episode

16 Jul 2023

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jul 2023

   Agamemnon - Part 4

2. 

   16 Jul 2023

   Agamemnon - Part 3

3. 

   16 Jul 2023

   Agamemnon - Part 2

4. 

   16 Jul 2023

   Agamemnon - Part 1

5. 

   16 Jul 2023

   Agamemnon - Prefaces

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