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	Oresteia
		The story of the House of Atreus, and particularly Orestes' and Electra's revenge for their father's murder, is one of the most popular and enduring of all Greek legends.
		This is a summary of the legend as it bears upon the Oresteia.
		When The Oresteia was first produced in 458 B.C., Athens was in full flush of the exuberant energy that was driving it to greatness.
	www.irasov.com /oresteia.htm (697 words)

	The Oresteia: Introduction
		This document was originally published in The Drama: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization, vol.
		Of all the works of Aeschylus the strongest in dramatic force is the Oresteia, a series consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphoræ (or Libation Bearers) and the Eumenides, the only one of his trilogies that has come down to us.
		It was probably the last that he exhibited at Athens, and upon it he seems to have lavished all the splendors of his genius, that he might leave to his fellow citizens something worthy of his country and himself.
	www.theatrehistory.com /ancient/bates021.html (134 words)

	Oresteia Trilogy
		These angelic faces, with their sometimes worrying way of looking at the oresteia trilogy are in both colour and fl and white.
		Their principle oresteia trilogy is in the younger players and are they actively pursuing this area.
		Their work reflects urban culture, and the suspicion between generations is baker brothers abstract and closely observed.
	catpoint.hotsize.info /xr/oresteia-trilogy.html (1618 words)

	Free oresteia Essays
		The Imagery of Bloodshed in The Oresteia -.
		The Judgment of Athena in Oresteia - The Judgment of Athena in Oresteia.
		The Conflict in The Eumenides of The Oresteia - The Conflict in The Eumenides of The Oresteia .
	www.123helpme.com /search.asp?text=oresteia (2295 words)

	Great Books Foundation¨
		The metaphoric movement from darkness to light is present throughout the Oresteia.
		In addition, he seems to have shifted the dramatic emphasis in Greek tragedy to characters whose personal fates are bound up with their political standing and whose actions have profound implications for the well-being of the state.
		In the Odyssey, the treacherous murder of Agamemnon by Clytaemnestra and the revenge of Orestes are contrasted with the faithfulness of Odyssesus's wife Penelope during his journey home and the restoration of his household through the help of his son Telemachus.
	www.greatbooks.org /library/guides/the-oresteia.html (1716 words)

	The Oresteia
		The tetralogy as a whole was called the Oresteia, a name which, whether due to Aeschylus or not, appears to have been in use at any rate as early as the time of Aristophanes.
		The contents of the Proteus are unknown, and its connection with the preceding tragedies obscure; but it probably dealt with the fortunes of Menelaus, the brother of Agamemnon, and related the story of his detention on the coast of Egypt, and his rescue by the help of Proteus, the sea-god.
		At a subsequent date it was treated at length by Stesichorus in his Oresteia, and by Agias in his Nosti, one of the poems of the Epic Cycle.
	www.theatredatabase.com /ancient/aeschylus_004.html (2020 words)

	The Oresteia as Foundation (Janice Siegel)
		The Oresteia is knit from thematic threads which run throughout the fabric of courses such as we all teach: we shall see similar themes and plot developments in texts from other cultures, as well as direct reflections/imitations of Aeschylus' art in diverse works in the Western tradition.
		In the Oresteia, the Furies are presented as the goddesses of vengeance born of the intergenerational violence perpetrated by son upon father (we recall they are born from the drops of blood that hit the ground after the castration of Ouranos by Cronos):
		But the line stayed with me, and it slowly dawned on me that, as misled as this student might have been in her articulation of the point, the basic idea was sound: both killing and banishment serve the same purpose, to remove the perpetrator of a crime from his community.
	courses.temple.edu /ihfaculty/IH51/FacultyforFaculty/coursethemes.htm (3744 words)

	The Oresteia
		The Oresteia is a trilogy of tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, written by Aeschylus.
		It is (with Sophocles's Oedipus cycle) one of only two surviving trilogies of ancient Greek plays, although the fourth satyr play that would have been performed with it has not survived.
		This theme of the polis self-governed by consent through lawful institutions, as opposed to tribalism and superstition, is a recurring one in Greek art and thought.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/TheOresteia.html (1523 words)

	The Oresteia
		Aeschylus’s Oresteia is the first dramatic articulation of human rights: bloodshed leads to bloodshed, but negotiation may bring an end to this murderous cycle of vengeance.
		He has starred in such roles as John Procter in "The Crucible," Gandalf in "The Hobbit," and Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol." He hopes to continue his success and reach Hollywood movies.
		He was last seen as the Tin Soldier in "The Tin Soldier." After many years of acting, both theatrically and commercially, Joshua took an extended hiatus into the music industry and has only recently returned to his first love.
	www.6thatpenn.com /oresteia.htm (2695 words)

	Oresteia Images, performance and art show by Julie Newdoll and Belinda Van Valkenburg
		Oresteia Images was a performance and art show staged at the Hermit Foundation, Plasy, Czech Republic, where Julie Newdoll and Belinda Van Valkenburg were awarded a residency in 1992.
		A score was written and recorded by Newdoll, van Valkenburg, Craig and Misha Birnie and Charles Granich.
		During the performance, over 100 images were back-projected onto a screen while the music played and live performers acted out scenes from Aeschylus' play "Oresteia" in front of and behind the screen.
	www.brushwithscience.com /oresteiaImages/OresteiaImagesHome.html (158 words)

	The House of Atreus: Breaking Free of Family Curse and Conditioning by Tracy Marks
		In order to understand the significance and influence of the "family curse" in the Oresteia, and its universal meaning extending across the centuries, we need to acquaint ourselves with the mythical background of the House of Atreus.
		For me, because of these issues, the Oresteia is a live, breathing myth.
		Not only do I experience its painful presence on my own life, but I also see it re-enacted in the lives of friends and the clients I see in my small psychotherapy practice, who carry the twisted burdens of their past into their present.
	www.webwinds.com /thalassa/oresteia2.htm (1424 words)

	Borzoi Reader \| Catalog \| The Oresteia by Aeschylus
		One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time.
		The three plays of the Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the victorious return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War, at the start of which he had sacrificed his daughter Iphigeneia to secure divine favor.
		Far more than the story of murder and ven-geance in the royal house of Atreus, the Oresteia serves as a dramatic parable of the evolution of justice and civilization that is still powerful after 2,500 years.
	www.randomhouse.com /knopf/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400041923 (162 words)

	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: About The Eumenides
		But the Oresteia has come down to us intact, and in it Aeschylus presents a vision that is whole, unique, and beautiful.
		In the case of The Eumenides, the Chorus is constituted by the Eumenides or Furies, primal monster-goddesses who pursue Orestes for the crime of matricide.
		In general, the choruses of the Oresteia are more integral to the action than in the works of the other two great Greek tragedians.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/eumenides/about.html (809 words)

	Aeschylus: The Oresteia - Cambridge University Press (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is the only general introduction in English to Aeschylus’ Oresteia, one of the most important and most influential of all Greek dramas.
		Simon Goldhill focuses on the play’s themes of justice, sexual politics, violence, and the position of man within culture, and explores how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived.
		A final chapter considers the influence of the Oresteia on later theatre.
	www.cambridge.org /catalogue/print.asp?isbn=0521832292&print=y (218 words)

	The Oresteia Essays
		In the Greek play, the Oresteia, suffering acts as a vital role in the lives of the main characters.
		Chorus Intervention in Aeschylus' the Eumenides and Agamemnon
		Examines the Eumenides and Agamemnon of The Oresteia trilogy, by Aeschylus.
	www.bookrags.com /essay/The_Oresteia (283 words)

	On Aeschylus' Oresteia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Aegisthus' actions in the Oresteia, the seduction of Clytaemnestra (before the play starts) and the killing of Agamemnon, he interprets and excuses as a revenge for what Atreus did to his father and brothers.
		So in reading the Oresteia we may be quite puzzled by the rather strange way the story is delivered to us, but there is no mistaking the importance or the familiarity of the issue.
		One way of approaching this play, in fact, is to see it primarily as an exploration of the adequacy of the revenge ethic as a proper basis for justice in the community and the movement towards a more civilized, effective, and rational way of judging crimes in the polis.
	www.mala.bc.ca /~johnstoi/introser/aeschylus.htm (5529 words)

	Study Sheet: The Oresteia
		Before you read the Agamemnon, the first part of the Oresteia, you may need to know a few things that Aeschylus, the author of the play, would have assumed that you already knew.
		The Oresteia is a trilogy of three plays -- the Agamemnon, the Libation Bearers, and the Eumenides.
		Ten years before the first play of the trilogy opens, Agamemnon, the king of Argos, was selected leader of the Greek armies that were going to Troy to fight the Trojan War in order to regain Helen (the wife of Agamemnon's brother Menelaus, king of Sparta).
	gsteinbe.intrasun.tcnj.edu /tcnj/worldlit/oresteia.htm (1207 words)

	Summary Of The Oresteia
		The introduction of The Oresteia is written Dr. Barbara Belyea.
		It was a class note for the students in English 237.5 winter session.
		I hope this introduction will be give you a better understanding of the trilogy: The Oresteia.
	members.tripod.com /eddyho/summary.html (224 words)

	Aeschylus, Oresteia: Illustrations and Study Questions
		They are designed to help you think "inside the text" about issues that need analysis, explanation, or expansion; as you reflect on them, try to come up with ideas of your own about issues you would like to bring up in class for discussion.
		This vase antedates Aeschylus' Oresteia: it shows Aegisthus striking down the helpless king, who is shrouded in a transparent robe, while Clytemnestra, wielding an axe, follows behind him.
		Reread carefully the first choral ode of the Oresteia (pages 105-112; lines 43-258), consulting the notes on pp.
	mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu /cciv110x/oresteia/study.aeschylus.html (1121 words)

	The Oresteia
		Aeschylus’s Oresteia is the first dramatic articulation of human rights: bloodshed leads to bloodshed, but negotiation may bring an end to this murderous cycle of vengeance.
		He has starred in such roles as John Procter in "The Crucible," Gandalf in "The Hobbit," and Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol." He hopes to continue his success and reach Hollywood movies.
		He was last seen as the Tin Soldier in "The Tin Soldier." After many years of acting, both theatrically and commercially, Joshua took an extended hiatus into the music industry and has only recently returned to his first love.
	www.sixthatpenn.com /oresteia.htm (2695 words)

	Overstock.com: The Oresteia : Books
		Though Aeschylus specialized in the tragic trilogy, Oresteia is the only surviving example by an ancient playwright.
		Description: Though Aeschylus specialized in the tragic trilogy, Oresteia is the only surviving example by an ancient playwright.
		A form that was not picked up by his successors, the trilogy traditionally consists of three connected tragedies followed by a satyr play.
	www.overstock.com /cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=892504&cid=97227&fp=F (487 words)

	The Book Pl@ce: Title Detail (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Aeschylus, the earliest of the great Attic tragedians, presented his Oresteia at Athens' City Dionysia festival in 458 BCE.
		Born in the last quarter of the sixth century, Aeschylus had fought with the victorious Greeks in one and probably both of the Persian Wars (190 and 480-79).
		The Oresteia is Aeschylus' only complete surviving trilogy; the satyr play with which it was first performed, Proteus, is lost.
	www.thebookplace.com /bookplace/display.asp?K=182087836031078&aub=Aeschylus&tag=BOQ3WXXX68695X457KJA9D&m=68&dc=70 (127 words)

	Penguin Reading Guides \| Oresteia \| Aeschylus, translated by Robert Fagles
		When the trilogy of plays by Aeschylus known as the Oresteia was first produced in 458 B.C., Athens was in full flush of the exuberant energy that was driving it to greatness.
		Starting from well-known stories about the Trojan War and the House of Atreus, as well as legends about the establishment of the Athenian legal courts, Aeschylus shaped his material into three dramas that depict the movement from primitive retaliatory vengeance to civilized justice.
		In 458 B.C., three years before his death at the age of sixty-nine, Aeschylus produced the Oresteia, reflecting the recent civic strife in Athens and the transition from vengeful bloodshed and strife to a hopeful new order under the rule of law.
	us.penguingroup.com /static/rguides/us/oresteia.html (1643 words)

	Suomalainen.com
		This is the first general introduction in English to Aeschylus's Oresteia, the most important and most influential of all Greek dramas.
		Goldhill focuses on the play's themes of justice, sexual politics, violence, and the position of man within culture, and explores how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived.
		A final chapter considers the influence of the Oresteia on later theater, and there is a guide to further reading.
	www.suomalainen.com /sk/servlets/ProductServlet?action=productInfo&productID=1025474 (96 words)

	Theatre Review: The Oresteia - Show Business Weekly
		The Oresteia opens at the end of the Trojan War, as King Agamemnon returns home victorious after ten years.
		His wife Clytemnestra is a tad angry that he’s murdered their daughter Iphigenia on the trip home as a supposed sacrifice to the gods.
		The Oresteia is a can’t miss show, infusing Greek tragedy with dark comedy and a modern edge to near perfection.
	www.showbusinessweekly.com /archive/424/oresteria.shtml (398 words)

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