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A 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.
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- Title Elektra
- Author Sophocles
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Tra New
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, NY
- Date 2012-08-07
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780062132062 / 0062132067
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 in (19.81 x 13.21 x 1.27 cm)
- Reading level 1000
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: British
- Cultural Region: Italy
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