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21) The Oresteia
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Aeschylus here dramatizes the myth of the curse on the royal house of Argos. The action begins when King Agamemnon, returning victorious from the Trojan War, is treacherously slain by his wife. It ends with the trial of their son, Orestes, who slew his mother to avenge her treachery.
22) Oedipus the king
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This new translation of the great classic of Ancient Greece starts a cycle of drama recordings by Naxos AudioBooks. The anguished tale of Oedipus, who having solved the riddle of the Sphinx and become King of Thebes, gradually realises the crimes he has, unwittingly, committed, remains a drama of unremitting power 2,500 years after it was written. With full drama values, Naxos AudioBooks the atmosphere of the Greek amphitheatre to the soundworld of...
23) Antigone
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Antigone must choose between honoring her dead brother and following the dictates of the state after her brother Polynices dies in a battle, and her uncle Creon commands that Polynices' body is to be left unburied and unmourned. When Antigone defies her uncle's ruling, she is sealed into a cave to die, and her uncle is punished by the gods.
24) The Odyssey
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A modern verse translation of Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey," which recounts the experiences of Odysseus during his return from the Trojan War. Includes an introduction and notes.