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The Electra Plays

Series: Hackett Classics
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The Electra Plays brings together three classic ancient Greek dramas: Aeschylus's The Libation Bearers, Euripides's Electra, and Sophocles's Electra. Each play presents a unique take on the same tragic events surrounding the House of Atreus, exploring themes of revenge, justice, and family loyalty.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of classical literature and drama, as well as readers fascinated by Greek mythology and theatrical performance.

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Featuring a translation of Aeschylus' The Libation Bearers , Euripides' Electra , and Sophocles' Electra , this volume showcases each of the three major ancient Greek tragedians' distinctive treatments of the same myth, that of Electra's revenge for the murder of her father, Agamemnon.

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Aeschylus: The Libation Bearers; Euripides: Electra; Sophocles: Electra

Series: Hackett Classics

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Praised for its focused curation and excellent translations, The Electra Plays features contributions from renowned scholars and translators including Justina Gregory, Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, and Paul Woodruff. The volume is noted for delivering readable and performable texts, with insightful introductions that enhance understanding of Greek literature, theatre history, and mythology. This edition is regarded as an essential resource for lovers of ancient drama.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780872209640

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 March 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Translated by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig
  • Translated by Paul Woodruff
  • Translated by Peter Meineck
  • Translated by Paul Woodruff
  • Translated by Peter Meineck

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 256g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Series: Hackett Classics

About the Author

Peter Meineckis Associate Professor of Classics at New York University, where he holds the endowed chair in Classics in the Modern World. He is the founder of Aquila Theatre.

Cecelia Eaton Luschnig is Professor Emerita of Classics, University of Idaho.

Paul Woodruff is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, University of Texas at Austin.

Justina Gregory is Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, Smith College.

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