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- catalog abstract "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 Herbert Golder and the late William Arrowsmith, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. This vital translation of Euripides' Electra recreates the prize-winning excitement of the original play. Electra, obsessed by dreams of avenging her father's murder, impatiently awaits the return of her exiled brother Orestes. After his arrival Electra uses Orestes as her instrument of vengeance, killing their mother's husband, then their mother herself - and only afterward do they see the evil inherent in these seemingly just acts. But in his usual fashion, Euripides has imbued myth with the reality of human experience, counterposing suspense and horror with comic realism and down-to-earth comments on life.".
- catalog alternative "Electra. English".
- catalog contributor b5678511.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "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 Herbert Golder and the late William Arrowsmith, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays.".
- catalog description "This vital translation of Euripides' Electra recreates the prize-winning excitement of the original play. Electra, obsessed by dreams of avenging her father's murder, impatiently awaits the return of her exiled brother Orestes. After his arrival Electra uses Orestes as her instrument of vengeance, killing their mother's husband, then their mother herself - and only afterward do they see the evil inherent in these seemingly just acts. But in his usual fashion, Euripides has imbued myth with the reality of human experience, counterposing suspense and horror with comic realism and down-to-earth comments on life.".
- catalog extent "vii, 89 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Electra.".
- catalog identifier "0195049667 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0195085760 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Electra.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Greek tragedy in new translations".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng grc".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Electra.".
- catalog subject "882/.01 20".
- catalog subject "Electra (Greek mythological figure) Drama.".
- catalog subject "Electra (Greek mythology) Drama.".
- catalog subject "PA3975.E5 L46 1993".
- catalog title "Electra / Euripides ; translated by Janet Lembke and Kenneth J. Reckford.".
- catalog title "Electra. English".
- catalog type "Drama. fast".
- catalog type "Tragedies. gsafd".
- catalog type "text".