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Sophocles - Electra

Sophocles - Electra
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Authors: Sophocles
Fiction Genre: Drama · Literary Criticism ·
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: Rain Taxi Review of Books: "Carson's interpretation of ELECTRA conveys the uniqueness, the vibrancy, and the tradition that must have been there for the original audience...[T]he changing meter is a wonderful and successful way of revealing the psychic tumult that keeps ELECTRA on the edges of madness and violence..."
Book Editions
: Format: Paperback, 127
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (April 19, 2001)
Measurements: 8"(h) x 5.25"(w) x 0.25"(d), 0.3 lbs.
ISBN: 9780195049602
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Details: Classics scholar Anne Carson, celebrated for her lyric essays and poetry drawing on both classic and contemporary materials, translates Sophocles's ELECTRA, in which the title character seeks revenge for her slain father by plotting the death of his murderer--her mother. Carson also introduces the play and discusses her translation.
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