The Fall of the House of Atreus

This new translation of Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis and Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers and Eumenides) covers the entire saga of the fall of the House of Atreus. The stories of King Agamemnon of Argos, his daughter Iphigenia, his wife Clytemnestra, her lover Aegisthus, and Agamemnon and Clytemnestra's son Orestes are brought vividly to life.