| Electra and Other Plays Contributor(s): Sophocle (Author), Raeburn, David (Translator), Raeburn, David (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0140449787 ISBN-13: 9780140449785 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $11.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Four seminal tragedies by the master Greek dramatist, in sparkling new translations Of the more than one hundred plays Sophocles wrote over the course of his long life, only seven survive. This volume collects four of them, all newly translated. Electra portrays the grief of a young woman for her father, Agamemnon, who has been killed by her motheras lover. "Ajax" depicts the enigma of power and weakness vis-A vis the fall of the great hero. "Women of Trachis" dramatizes the tragic love and error of Heraclesas deserted wife, Deianeira; "Philoctetes" examines the conflict between physical force and moral strength. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Performing Arts | Screenplays |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.12" W x 7.8" (0.61 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Four seminal tragedies by the master Greek dramatist, in sparkling new translations Of the more than one hundred plays Sophocles wrote over the course of his long life, only seven survive. This volume collects four of them, all newly translated. Electra portrays the grief of a young woman for her father, Agamemnon, who has been killed by her mother's lover. Ajax depicts the enigma of power and weakness vis- vis the fall of the great hero. Women of Trachis dramatizes the tragic love and error of Heracles's deserted wife, Deianeira; Philoctetes examines the conflict between physical force and moral strength. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |