The Libation-Bearers (Morshead Translation): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Libation-Bearers (Morshead Translation), credited to Aeschylus, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Libation-Bearers (Morshead Translation) by Aeschylus. (Translated by Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead.) Read in English by Expatriate. The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus concerning the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. The name derives from the character Orestes, who sets out to avenge his father's murder. The only extant example of an ancient Greek theater trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC. When originally performed, it was accompanied by Proteus, a satyr play that would have followed the trilogy. Proteus has not survived, however. In all likelihood the term "Oresteia" originally referred to all four plays; today it generally designates only the surviving trilogy. Many consider the Oresteia to be Aeschylus' finest work. Principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized litigation. The Libation Bearers is the second play of the Oresteia. It deals with the reunion of Agamemnon's children, Electra and Orestes, and their revenge. Orestes kills Clytemnestra to avenge the death of Agamemnon, Orestes' father. Summary by Wikipedia.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Libation-Bearers (Morshead Translation)
• Author credits: Aeschylus
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 2
• Listed recording duration: 1:10:02

Catalogue topics

• greek tragedy
• aeschylus

Track guide

1. 01 - Part I — 36:18
2. 02 - Part II — 33:44

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