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Electra and Other Plays
A new translation by David Raeburn, with introduction and notes by Pat Easterling
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.
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.
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ASIN : 0140449787
Publisher : Penguin; 1st edition (13 June 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780140449785
ISBN-13 : 978-0140449785
Dimensions : 12.98 x 2.13 x 19.79 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 90,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
53 in Ancient & Classical Dramas & Plays
62 in Screenplays
94 in Classic Greek Literature
Customer Reviews: 4.6
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ASIN : 0140449787
Publisher : Penguin; 1st edition (13 June 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780140449785
ISBN-13 : 978-0140449785
Dimensions : 12.98 x 2.13 x 19.79 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 90,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
53 in Ancient & Classical Dramas & Plays
62 in Screenplays
94 in Classic Greek Literature
Customer Reviews: 4.6
103 ratings
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