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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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Abstract:
"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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