Electra Paperback - 1994
by Euripides; Janet Lembke; Kenneth J. Reckford
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Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Herbert Golder and the late William Arrowsmith, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. This vital translation of Euripides' Electra recreates the prize-winning excitement of the original play. Electra, obsessed by dreams of avenging her father's murder, impatiently awaits the return of her exiled brother Orestes. After his arrival Electra uses Orestes as her instrument of vengeance, killing their mother's husband, then their mother herself - and only afterward do they see the evil inherent in these seemingly just acts. But in his usual fashion, Euripides has imbued myth with the reality of human experience, counterposing suspense and horror with comic realism and down-to-earth comments on life.
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- Title Electra
- Author Euripides; Janet Lembke; Kenneth J. Reckford
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 112
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
- Date 1994-03-03
- Features Glossary
- ISBN 9780195085761 / 0195085760
- Weight 0.31 lbs (0.14 kg)
- Dimensions 8.53 x 5.56 x 0.26 in (21.67 x 14.12 x 0.66 cm)
- Reading level 1020
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Library of Congress subjects Tragedies, Electra (Greek mythology) - Drama
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93003685
- Dewey Decimal Code 882.01
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