Agamemnon vs Oresteia: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Agamemnon, Orestes, Greek drama, Continental european drama, Drama
Agamemnon
The Classical Department produced the play Agamemon, performed in the stadium on June 16 and 19, 1906
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Oresteia
The Oresteia -- Agamemnon, Choephori, and The Eumenides -- depicts the downfall of the house of Atreus: after King Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra, their son, Orestes, is commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime by…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Oresteia has the widest readership — 48380 ratings behind its score.
- Agamemnon runs the darker storyline; Oresteia stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Agamemnon | Oresteia | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (23364) | 4.0 (48380) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (4) | 3.9 (86) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | 3.5 (17) |
Reception
| Agamemnon | Oresteia | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23364 | 48380 |
| Editions | 145 | 133 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 15179 | 40645 |
| Reading it now | 245 | 1478 |
| Written reviews | 897 | 2400 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1203745 | 58945 |
| Pages | 88 | 187 |