Sophocles Electra

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 282 pages
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Release : 2008-04-24
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141913568

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Electra and Other Plays by Sophocles Pdf

Sophocles’ innovative plays transformed Greek myths into dramas featuring complex human characters, through which he explored profound moral issues. Electra portrays the grief of a young woman for her father Agamemnon, who has been killed by her mother’s lover. Aeschylus and Euripides also dramatized this story, but the objectivity and humanity of Sophocles’ version provides a new perspective. Depicting the fall of a great hero, Ajax examines the enigma of power and weakness combined in one being, while the Women of Trachis portrays the tragic love and error of Heracles’ deserted wife Deianeira, and Philoctetes deals with the conflict between physical force and moral strength.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521868099

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Sophocles: Electra by Sophocles Pdf

Full-scale 2007 commentary on a revised Greek text, with original metrical analyses of the lyrical sections.

Author : Hanna M. Roisman
Publisher : Oxf Greek Latin College Commen
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190053598

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Sophocles' Electra by Hanna M. Roisman Pdf

Sophocles' Electra is a riveting play with a long and varied reception. Its nuanced treatment of matricidal revenge with all the questions it raises; its compelling depictions of the idealistic, long -grieving, rebellious Electra; her compliant sister; her brother; and her mother; and its superb poetry have all contributed to making this one of Sophocles' most admired plays, as have the moral issues it raises and its political reverberations. In recent decades it has been repeatedly translated, adapted, and produced, sometimes on its own, sometimes in combination with selections from Aeschylus' Libation Bearers and (more often) Euripides' Electra. While the play certainly stands on its own in any language, reading it in the original Greek adds immense value. A commentary on the Greek text would enrich its reading by elucidating the words and world of the ancient language for those who are reading it more than twenty- five hundred years after the play was written. Such a commentary would also contribute to our understanding of other ancient Greek texts, not necessarily because they use the same words in the same way, but by providing information for contrast, comparison, and clarification. This commentary includes an introduction, text and notes, an abbreviations list, a stylistic & metrical terminology list, an appendix of recurrent words, and, a list of irregular verbs and their principal parts.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04-19
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780199878833

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Electra by Sophocles Pdf

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.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410344984

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A Study Guide for Sophocles's "Electra" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Sophocles's "Electra," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Hanna M. Roisman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190053604

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Sophocles' Electra by Hanna M. Roisman Pdf

Sophocles' Electra is a riveting play with a long and varied reception. Its nuanced treatment of matricidal revenge with all the questions it raises; its compelling depictions of the idealistic, long -grieving, rebellious Electra; her compliant sister; her brother; and her mother; and its superb poetry have all contributed to making this one of Sophocles' most admired plays, as have the moral issues it raises and its political reverberations. In recent decades it has been repeatedly translated, adapted, and produced, sometimes on its own, sometimes in combination with selections from Aeschylus' Libation Bearers and (more often) Euripides' Electra. While the play certainly stands on its own in any language, reading it in the original Greek adds immense value. A commentary on the Greek text would enrich its reading by elucidating the words and world of the ancient language for those who are reading it more than twenty- five hundred years after the play was written. Such a commentary would also contribute to our understanding of other ancient Greek texts, not necessarily because they use the same words in the same way, but by providing information for contrast, comparison, and clarification. This commentary includes an introduction, text and notes, an abbreviations list, a stylistic & metrical terminology list, an appendix of recurrent words, and, a list of irregular verbs and their principal parts.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1973-03-08
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521097967

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Sophocles: Electra by Sophocles Pdf

In this edition of Sophocles' Electra, one of the greatest tragedies in Greek or any literature, Mr Keels presents the play as a study in revenge, but in a subtle way whose meaning depends upon the continuous use of dramatic irony. He relates the confrontations of principle and character depicted to the social and political controversies of the period in which Sophocles was writing. The introduction describes the background to the play, explains some of the main features of Sophocles' style, and outlines an interpretation which is fully worked out in the detailed commentary. There are appendices on metre and the text. The edition is intended for use by senior school and undergraduate students, and all those concerned to read and appreciate the play in the original.

Author : Michael Lloyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Greek drama (Tragedy)
ISBN : 1472540131

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Sophocles by Michael Lloyd Pdf

"Sophocles' Electra deals with the famous story of Orestes' vengeance on his mother Clytemnestra for her murder of his father Agamemnon. This book discusses whether the matricide is a just and final act of violence, or whether Sophocles ironically implies that it is more problematic than it seems. Electra is notable among Sophocles' plays for the prominent part played in it by female characters, and especially the heroic resistance and suffering of Orestes' sister Electra. The book pays particular attention to the portrayal of Electra herself, but also discusses wider issues of dramatic characterisation and Greek ethics. Sophocles is one of the greatest masters of the medium in the history of theatre, and the book explains the formal conventions of Greek tragedy and examines various aspects of his skill as a dramatist. The book concludes with an examination of later adaptations of the play, of which the most important is that by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1903), a study in extreme psychology which he adapted to form the libretto for Richard Strauss's opera Elektra."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-14
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780191561108

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Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra by Sophocles Pdf

Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure, faced with a test of will and character, risking obloquy and death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone and Electra both have a woman as their intransigent 'hero'. Antigone dies rather neglect her duty to her family, Oedipus' determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest and parricide, and Electra's unremitting anger at her mother and her lover keeps her in servitude and despair. These vivid translations combine elegance and modernity, and are remarkable for their lucidity and accuracy. Their sonorous diction, economy, and sensitivity to the varied metres and modes of the original musical delivery make them equally suitable for reading or theatrical peformance. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Francis M. Dunn
Publisher : Springer-Verlag
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9783476042422

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Sophocles' "Electra" in Performance by Francis M. Dunn Pdf

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0521292581

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Sophocles: Electra by Sophocles Pdf

One of Sophocles' more accomplished dramas, the Electra has always generated a good deal of scholarly debate. This 2007 edition, the first full-scale commentary on any play of Sophocles since the nineteenth century, explores afresh long-standing controversies such as the moral status of the killing of Clytemnestra, while also investigating many subjects which have traditionally attracted less attention, such as the place of rhetoric within the drama, the use of typical scenes, and allusions to epinician poetry. It provides original metrical analyses of the lyrical sections of the play and a revised Greek text. Research on the papyri, mediaeval manuscripts and printed editions has led to a more accurate apparatus criticus than ever before, with many conjectures attributed to their rightful owners.

Author : Michael Lloyd
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-23
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0715632809

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Sophocles: Electra by Michael Lloyd Pdf

Sophocles' Electra deals with the famous story of Orestes' vengeance on his mother Clytemnestra for her murder of his father Agamemnon. This book discusses whether the matricide is a just and final act of violence, or whether Sophocles ironically implies that it is more problematic than it seems. Electra is notable among Sophocles' plays for the prominent part played in it by female characters, and especially the heroic resistance and suffering of Orestes' sister Electra. The book pays particular attention to the portrayal of Electra herself, but also discusses wider issues of dramatic characterisation and Greek ethics. Sophocles is one of the greatest masters of the medium in the history of theatre, and the book explains the formal conventions of Greek tragedy and examines various aspects of his skill as a dramatist. The book concludes with an examination of later adaptations of the play, of which the most important is that by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1903), a study in extreme psychology which he adapted to form the libretto for Richard Strauss's opera Elektra.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018737414

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The Electra of Sophocles. [Translated in Verse by W. Drennan.] by Sophocles Pdf

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781585104406

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Electra by Sophocles Pdf

This is an English translation of Sophocles’ tragedy of Electra, and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother and step father for the murder of their father. This edition also includes an "afterlife" essay that discusses adaptations of the play, as well as touches on other ways Electra has had influence (Jung's identification of the Electra Complex, O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra"). Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.

Author : Thomas Van Nortwick
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780472119561

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Late Sophocles by Thomas Van Nortwick Pdf

An accessible examination of the evolution of key Sophoclean characters