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Electra Paperback - 2001

by Sophocles; Anne Carson (Translator); Introduction by Michael Shaw

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Bringing new life to this important work, renowned poet Anne Carson and distinguished classicist Michael Shaw flesh out all the suspense and horror that make "Electra" a classic of Greek tragedy.

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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 of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the play.

Although it has been at times overshadowed by his more famous Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Sophocles' Electra is remarkable for its extreme emotions and taut drama.

Electra recounts the murders of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus by Clytemnestra's son Orestes, to avenge their murder of his father Agamemnon, commander of the Greeks at Troy, upon his return home. Sophocles' version is presented from the viewpoint of Electra, Orestes' sister, who laments her father, bears witness to her mother's crime, and for years endures her mother's scorn. Despite her overwhelming passion for just revenge, Electra admits that her own actions are shameful. When Orestes arrives at last, her mood shifts from grief to joy, as Orestes carries out the bloody vengeance.

Sophocles presents this story as a savage though necessary act of vengeance, vividly depicting Electra's grief, anger, and exultation. This translation equals the original in ferocity of expression, and leaves intact the inarticulate cries of suffering and joy that fill the play.

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  • Title Electra
  • Author Sophocles; Anne Carson (Translator); Introduction by Michael Shaw
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Publication date 2001-04-19
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780195049602 / 0195049608
  • Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.03 x 5.1 x 0.34 in (20.40 x 12.95 x 0.86 cm)
  • Reading level 1000
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
  • Category Plays / Drama
  • Library of Congress subjects Electra (Greek mythology)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00033971
  • Dewey Decimal Code 882.01

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  • Publishers Weekly, 04/16/2001, Page 62

About the author

Anne Carson is McNaughton Professor of Classics at McGill University, Canada. Michael Shaw is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Kansas.

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