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Elektra : A New Translation by Sophocles (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062132067
ISBN-139780062132062
eBay Product ID (ePID)112006007
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameElektra : a New Translation
Publication Year2012
SubjectShakespeare, Ancient & Classical, Linguistics / General, European / Italian
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaDrama, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorSophocles
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight4.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal882/.01
SynopsisA dynamic and necessary new translation of Sophocles' chilling tragedy of hatred, revenge, and murder Orestes, the son of King Agamemnon, returns to his homeland to take revenge on his mother, Klytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus, for killing his father in cold blood. Elektra has long awaited her brother's return, bitter and contemptuous of their mother's moral justification for slaughtering Agamemnon, who had sacrificed the life of another daughter, Iphigenia, so the Greek army could sail to Troy. Elektra helps Orestes and his friend Pylades execute an ingenious plan, continuing a bloody cycle that destroys the lives of their enemies and will forever haunt their own. Robert Bagg's new translation, modern in idiom while faithful to the original, conveys the complex range of emotion experienced by grieving family members who expect vengeance to set them free. This is Sophocles for a new generation., 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. Elektra masterfully explores the consequences of revenge--both for those who bear the brunt of violence and for those who become obsessed by hatred under its influence--as it focuses on the cycle of bloodshed that consumes a royal family. This is Sophocles, vibrant and alive, for a new generation.
LC Classification NumberPA4413
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