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Electra

Author: Sophocles.; Anne Carson; Michael Hearne Shaw
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series: Greek tragedy in new translations.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Electra recounts the murders of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus by Clytemnestra's son Orestes, to avenge their murder of his father Agamemnon, commander of the Greeks at Troy, upon his return home. Sophocles' version is presented from the viewpoint of Electra, Orestes' sister, who laments her father, bears witness to her mother's crime, and for years endures her mother's scorn. When Orestes arrives at last, her mood  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Tragedies
Drama
Théâtre
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Sophocles.
Electra.
New York : Oxford University Press, 2001
(OCoLC)607524935
Named Person: 0496?-0406 av J -C Sophocle; Électre, (mythologie grecque)
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Sophocles.; Anne Carson; Michael Hearne Shaw
ISBN: 0195049608 9780195049602
OCLC Number: 41133251
Description: ix, 127 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Translator's Foreword: Screaming in Translation --
Characters --
Notes on the Text.
Series Title: Greek tragedy in new translations.
Other Titles: Electra.
Responsibility: Sophocles ; translated by Anne Carson ; with introduction and notes by Michael Shaw.
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"Electra recounts the murders of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus by Clytemnestra's son Orestes, to avenge their murder of his father Agamemnon, commander of the Greeks at Troy, upon his return home. Sophocles' version is presented from the viewpoint of Electra, Orestes' sister, who laments her father, bears witness to her mother's crime, and for years endures her mother's scorn. When Orestes arrives at last, her mood shifts from grief to joy as Orestes carries out the bloody vengeance. Despite her overwhelming passion for just revenge, Electra admits that her own actions are shameful." "Sophocles presents this story as a savage though necessary act of vengeance, vividly depicting Electra's grief, anger, and exultation. This translation equals the original in ferocity of expression and leaves intact the inarticulate cries of suffering and joy that fill the play."--BOOK JACKET.

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