Description: Further DetailsTitle: ElectraCondition: NewISBN-10: 0195085760EAN: 9780195085761ISBN: 9780195085761Publisher: Oxford University Press IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/26/1994Description: 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 the late William Arrowsmith and Herbert Golder, 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. When he arrives, the play mounts toward its first climax, a tender recognition scene. From that moment on, Electra uses Orestes as her instrument of vengeance. They kill their mother's husband, then their mother herself--and only afterward 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 141mmItem Length: 217mmItem Width: 7mmItem Weight: 141gAuthor: EuripidesTranslator: Janet Lembke, Kenneth J. ReckfordContributor: Janet Lembke (Translated by), Kenneth J. Reckford (Translated by)Genre: Literary CriticismBook Series: Greek Tragedy in New TranslationsTopic: Poetry & DramaRelease Year: 1994 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Electra
Title: Electra
ISBN-10: 0195085760
EAN: 9780195085761
ISBN: 9780195085761
Release Date: 05/26/1994
Release Year: 1994
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Kenneth J. Reckford
Contributor: Kenneth J. Reckford (Translated by)
Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations
Book Title: Electra
Number of Pages: 112 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: European / General, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 1994
Item Height: 0.2 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Drama
Item Weight: 3.5 Oz
Author: Janet Lembke, Euripides, Kenneth J. Reckford
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Book Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
