Orestes : blood and light
Euripides
Orestes : blood and light - London Bloomsbury 2015
Previously issued in print: London: Nick Hern Books, 2006.
9781854599568 Orestes and his sister, Electra, were banished as children after witnessing the brutal murder of their father, King Agamemnon, at the hands of their mother, Klytemnestra. Years later, they have avenged their father's death with matricide and now the city must vote to determine their future as they stand trial for her murder. Inflamed by the situation of war, the city stands divided over their sentence. Some say the killing should be met with banishment and that the cycle of revenge must be stopped. But others are baying for their blood. 2017
Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character)--Drama
Orestes : blood and light - London Bloomsbury 2015
Previously issued in print: London: Nick Hern Books, 2006.
9781854599568 Orestes and his sister, Electra, were banished as children after witnessing the brutal murder of their father, King Agamemnon, at the hands of their mother, Klytemnestra. Years later, they have avenged their father's death with matricide and now the city must vote to determine their future as they stand trial for her murder. Inflamed by the situation of war, the city stands divided over their sentence. Some say the killing should be met with banishment and that the cycle of revenge must be stopped. But others are baying for their blood. 2017
Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character)--Drama