THE STORY: Here for the first time the whole Agamemnon-Elektra cycle is condensed into one play, but told from the viewpoint of Klytaimnestra, whose daughter Iphegeneia was sacrificed at Aulis before the Argives could sail for Troy. The rest of the play follows closely the famous story, including the working out of the revenge theme through Orestess and Elektra.
“One of the most extraordinary American plays of a generation.” —The Nation.
“One of the best things I have read in a long time.” —Sean O’Casey.
