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Synopsis
This edition of The Electra by Euripides contains the authoritative translation by revered classics scholar Gilbert Murray, who introduces and renders the text comprehensible for the modern reader.
Electra is the daughter of the renowned Greek general Agamemnon. Her sister, Iphigeneia, was sacrificed to Artemis - the Goddess of the Hunt - prior to the commencement of the play. Despite the sacrifice permitting his armies to sail to Troy, it aroused deep resentment in his wife Clytemnestra. After the Greek campaign was complete, Clytemnestra and her new lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon.
Fearing vengeance, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus married Electra to a kindly and respectful peasant in Mycenae. It is here that the chain of events in the tragedy opens, with Orestes - the estranged brother of Electra - soon entering the picture with an eye for determining whether Electra carries an appetite for revenge upon her murdering mother and stepfather.
A keenly written tragedy poignant for its setting deep within the myths of Greek antiquity, and its exploration of the notion of vengeance, the Electra remains a well-regarded play of Euripides. It is also notable for receiving an Oscar-nominated motion picture adaptation in 1962.
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From the Back Cover
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.
About the Author
Euripides (c. 480 406 BCE) wrote some ninety plays, nineteen of which have survived.
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1534822771
- ISBN 13 9781534822771
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages82
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