Electra

Electra

by Sophocles

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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 inorder 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 …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Electra / Sophocles ; translated by Anne Carson ; with introduction and notes by Michael Shaw.

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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 inorder 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 oversh.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2001.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (ix, 127 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1601296568, 9781601296566, 9780195049602, 0195049608, 1429400560, 9781429400565, 9786610439973, 6610439974
  • oclc:ocn560167295
  • LC Classification:PA4414.E5
  • Dewey Decimal:882/.01

Table of Contents

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Translator's Foreword: Screaming in Translation; Characters; Electra; Notes on the Text; Glossary; Footnote; Introduction; Translator's.

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Subjects

Drama DRAMA -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval Electra, (Greek mythological figure) Électre (Mythologie grecque) -- Théâtre Électre, (mythologie grecque) Sophocle (0496?-0406 av. J.-C.) tragedies

Writers

Sophocles Carson, Anne Shaw, Michael Hearne

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