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Among the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Elektra is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet Robert Bagg.

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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... Read Full Overview

The classic drama of a daughter's revenge of her father's murder, in a brilliant new translation for modern audiences. Plays for Performance Series.

In this edition of Sophocles' Electra, one of the greatest tragedies in Greek or any literature, Mr Kells presents the play as a study in revenge, but in a subtle way whose meaning depends upon the continuous use of dramatic irony. He relates the confrontations of principle and... Read Full Overview

The Sophoclean classic: When King Agamemnon returns from the Trojan War with his new concubine, Cassandra, his wife Clytemnestra (who has taken Agamemnons cousin Aegisthus as a lover) kills them. Clytemnestra believes the murder was justified, since Agamemnon had sacrificed their... Read Full Overview

When a young Electra's father is murdered by her mother, her world changes irrevocably. Ten years on, bound by grief and unwilling to forgive, Electra surrenders to an all-consuming desire for revenge that propels her towards a bloody and terrifying conclusion. This is a haunting... Read Full Overview

King Agamemnon is long dead and his murderers rule at Argos. His son Orestes returns from exile to kill them - his own mother Clytemnestra and her seducer Aegisthus. Thus he will release his sister Electra from oppression and reclaim his home and kingdom. This is the only episode... Read Full Overview

Al regresar de la Guerra de Troya, Agamen n es recibido en Micenas por su esposa Clitemnestra quien lo asesina de forma ignominiosa. Castigaba de este modo a su marido por haberse atrevido a sacrificar a la hija de ambos Ifigenia, a fin de que la flota griega pudiera partir rumbo... Read Full Overview

King Agamemnon is long dead and his murderers rule at Argos. His son Orestes returns from exile to kill them - his own mother Clytemnestra and her seducer Aegisthus. Thus he will release his sister Electra from oppression and reclaim his home and kingdom. This is the only episode... Read Full Overview

This is a translation of Sophocles' Electra, a classic Greek tragedy, by Fredericus H. M. Blaydes. The play tells the story of Electra, who seeks revenge for her father's murder. This translation has been widely regarded as faithful to the original Greek text and is a must-read... Read Full Overview

The Drama Classic edition of Sophocles' version of the Electra myth.

Los hermanos Electra y Orestes, hijos de Agamen n, vengan la muerte de este en su propia madre Clitemnestra. La movilidad y la variedad de los acontecimientos producen una serie de reacciones en Electra que perfilan su dolorosa personalidad. La obra de S focles se ha convertido... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview