Aeschylus
The Oresteia
458 BC

This translation of the Oresteia has been prepared by Ian C. Johnston of Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC.  The text is in the public domain and may be used by anyone, in whole or in part, for any purpose, without permission and without charge, provided the source is acknowledged.

For information about purchasing printed copies of these texts please consult Prideaux Street Publishing

I would welcome any comments, especially suggestions about improvements to the fluency and accuracy of the translation.  Please contact me through this link Ian Johnston.

Ian Johnston
Malaspina University-College
Nanaimo, BC
September 2002

Click on the appropriate title for links to the following:

Text of the Agamemnon 
Text of the Choephoroi (The Libation Bearers)   
Text of the Eumenides (The Kindly Ones)   

Introductory Lecture on the Agamemnon
Note on the Mythological Background to the House of Atreus

Below are some links to texts of related interest (prepared by Ian Johnston)

Text of Euripides' Medea 
Text of Homer's Iliad 
Text of Euripides' Bacchae 
Introductory Lecture on Euripides Bacchae 

 

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