The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Furies [Audiobook]
English | April 16, 2020 | ASIN: B0859NPZ3K | M4B@125 kbps | 4h 30m | 245.33 MB
Aeschylus (Author), Lesley Sharp (Narrator), Hugo Speer (Narrator), Will Howard (Narrator), Joanne Froggatt (Narrator), full cast (Narrator), Niamh Cusack (Narrator)
The classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice, as heard on BBC Radio 3 – plus a bonus documentary exploring Aeschylus' seminal Greek tragedy.
A chilling tale of homecoming, violent death and bloody vengeance, The Oresteia dates back to the fifth century BC, but its themes still resonate today. At once a family saga, morality tale and courtroom drama, it recounts how two generations of the cursed House of Atreus become locked into a deadly cycle of atrocities. To break the chain, their private vendetta must become public, as questions of guilt and justification are decided in the first ever homicide trial….