Jan 01, 2017 electra or elektra is a greek tragedy by sophocles. The play begins years later when orestes has returned as a grown man with a plot for revenge, as well as to claim the throne. It shows a heavily draped adult female on the right, looking down on and apparently beckoning a partially nude younger. Her father, agamemnon, was murdered by electra s now stepfather, aegisthus, at the urging of her mother, clytemnestra. In the hands of sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any freudian reference. Electra ebook by sophocles official publisher page simon. Listen to electra storr translation by sophocles at. Batumi ilia chavchavadze state drama theaters production sophocles electra translated by davit gabunia director mikheil charkviani set and costumes design by levan ochkhikidze music by. Electra or elektra is a greek tragedy by sophocles. A casting calls, auditions resource and talent database. The internet classics archive electra by sophocles.
His version of electra s argument for her mothers wrongdoing is as moving as any ive read. Mar 15, 2018 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Though a prolific playwright of an estimated seventy to ninety plays, only seven of aiskhylos works survive. List of books and articles about sophocles online research. His daughter electra is hungry for revenge and longs for the return of her brother orestes to help. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Electra by sophocles set in the city of argos a few years after the trojan war, electra recounts the tale of electra and the vengeance that she and her. Created by harvard students for students everywhere, sparknotes is a new breed of study guide. Electra by sophocles the 196th greatest fiction book of all. Sophocles version is presented from the viewpoint of electra, orestes sister, who laments her father, bears witness to her mothers crime, and for years endures her mothers scorn. Electra kindle edition by sophocles, lewis campbell. Electra sparknotes literature guide by sophocles making the reading experience fun.
Electra, daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra, rescued her young, twin brother orestes from her mother by sending him to strophius of phocis. In aeschylus oresteia electra sings songs of mourning, prays, and goes meekly inside when it comes to the moment of orestes murdering clytemnestra. Actors can create a free profile as well as directors, casting directors, producers and agentsmanagers. Sophocles version is presented from the viewpoint of electra, orestes sister, who laments her father, bears witness to her mothers crime, and for.
This collection was designed for optimal navigation on ereaders and other electronic devices. Sophocles bilingual anthology studies sophocles in print. In the first act, electras husband has a monolog about electras innocence, her fathers death, and the misfortunate faith. Preface the main function of criticism is the interpretation of individual works of art.
His version of electras argument for her mothers wrongdoing is as moving as any ive read. Paedagogus son of him who once commanded our forces at troy, son of agamemnon. Includes the theban plays the oedipus cycle, aias, trachinian women, ajax, electra and philoktetes mobi collected works by sophocles available from rakuten kobo. Electra and orestes were shedding blood for blood because of their mothers sins but still everything their mother had put them through isnt a fair enough motive to kill.
Full text of the electra of sophocles internet archive. He is said to have married one nicostrate, and both a son iophon and a grandson also named sophocles followed him by becoming tragic poets. Persons orestes, son of agamemnon and clytemnestra electra, sister of orestes. Aeschylus is creating the greatest trilogy in greek history and sophocles focuses on an electra who is debating whether or not the responsibility for avenging the death of her father means that that the obligation to slay clytemnestra falls to her. Electra is the main character of this greek tragedy.
Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Meanwhile, electra continues to mourn the death of her father agamemnon, holding her mother clytemnestra responsible for his murder. Orestes arrives with his friend pylades, son of strophius, and a tutor. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. Electra, a woman of many temperaments the literary rapport. His daughter electra is hungry for revenge and longs for the return of her brother orestes to help her achieve her ends.
Sophocles uses amazing themes of honor, loyalty, and of course the tragedies of life. As we discuss in our in a nutshell, sophocles s play treats the same myth that his older contemporary, aeschylus, treated in his play the libation bearers, and that his contemporary euripides treated in his own play electra. Electra by sophocles the 196th greatest fiction book of. As we discuss in our in a nutshell, sophocless play treats the same myth that his older contemporary, aeschylus, treated in his play the libation bearers, and that his contemporary euripides treated in his own play electra. Electra is one of the daughters of agamemnon, the leader of the greeks during the trojan war. Sophocles lived about 2500 years before the present. Electra is the daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra, and the title character of the play. C download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Apr 19, 2001 sophocles version is presented from the viewpoint of electra, orestes sister, who laments her father, bears witness to her mothers crime, and for years endures her mothers scorn. There is the ancient argos of your yearning, 5 that consecrated land from which the gadfly drove the daughter of inachus. The textual transmission of sophocles is remarkably similar to that of aeschylus, with a first complete ancient edition by the athenian orator.
Read electra by sophocles available from rakuten kobo. Building the human condition in agamemnon, electra, and the bacchae. Sophocles, the most successful of the ancient greek playwrights, garnered between eighteen and twentyfour victories in yearly. This edition of sophocles play electra, in the nick hern books drama classics series, is translated and introduced by marianne mcdonald and j. Sophocles son of sophilus was born at the colonus of his oedipus at colonus, a district of the athenian city state, in the middle of the first decade of the fifth century bc. Electra recounts the murders of clytemnestra and aegisthus by clytemnestras son orestes, to avenge their murder of his father agamemnon, commander of the greeks at troy, upon his return home. Her father, agamemnon, was murdered by electras now stepfather, aegisthus, at the urging of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read electra. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. For years electra has mourned her father and openly spurned her mother and stepfather for murdering him. 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. The title makes it clear that, unlike aeschylus, who focused on orestes, sophocless play takes his sister electra as.
She spends her time crying, wailing, and openly casting accusations at them. The protagonist and the chorus in sophocles electra persee. Oedipus and antigone work hand in hand, as antigone is the daughter or oedipus. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities with the philoctetes 409 bc and the oedipus at colonus 401 bc lead scholars to suppose that it was written towards the end of. A man of wealth, charm, and genius, sophocles was given posts. One of the lesser known plays of the greek tragedian sophocles, electra tells the tale of a young daughters revenge for her fathers death. A dynamic and necessary new translation of sophocles chilling tragedy of hatred, revenge, and murder.
Orestes and electra has been the subject and title of several works of art, including two different sculptural groups in the collections of the naples national archaeological museum clothed. Daylight pure, bright sky, earths coverlet, you are longstanding nightfade witnesses to my laments, rent from my chest, so bloodied now with selfstruck blows, while, hated bed, you overhear my nightlong 90 dirge, within this wretched house, for my poor father. Orestes and electra has been the subject and title of several works of art, including two different sculptural groups in the collections of the naples national archaeological museum. Jan 30, 2014 batumi ilia chavchavadze state drama theaters production sophocles electra translated by davit gabunia director mikheil charkviani set and costumes design by levan ochkhikidze music by. Despite her overwhelming passion for just revenge, electra admits that her own actions are shameful. Electra ebook by sophocles 9780199878833 rakuten kobo. Electra kindle edition by sophocles, campbell, lewis. In this innovative rendition of the oresteia, the poet, translator, and essayist anne carson combines three different visionsaischylos agamemnon, sophokles elektra, and euripides orestesgiving birth to a wholly new experience of the classic greek triumvirate of vengeance. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading electra. Electra is one prominent female figure in ancient greek literature as all three of the renowned tragedians, aeschylus, sophocles, and euripides have written their own respective plays centered around this one woman. When electra is told of the death of orestes her grief is doubled, but is to be shortlived.
Sophocles play dramatizes the aftermath of agamemnons murder by his wife clytemnestra and her lover aegisthus. List of books and articles about electra sophocles online. Full text of the electra of sophocles see other formats ii. He was born around 496 bc in athens or, more precisely, in a. Paedagogus son of him who led our hosts at troy of old, son of agamemnon. Persons orestes, son of agamemnon and clytemnestra electra, sister of orestes chrysothemis, sister of orestes an old man, formerly the paedagogus or attendant of orestes.
Sophocles sure could turn a phrase, or at least he could through derek coltman. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities with the philoctetes 409 bc and the oedipus at colonus 401 bc lead scholars to suppose that it was written towards the end of sophocles career. Old vic, london kristin scott thomas is caught between fervour and languor as sophocless avenging heroine kristin scott thomas as electra. Orestes, the son of king agamemnon, returns to his homeland to take revenge on his mother, klytemnestra, and her lover, aegisthus, for killing his father in cold blood. Essays and criticism on sophocles electra critical essays. Buy electra nhb drama classics new ed by sophocles isbn.
Electra greek tragedy in new translations series by sophocles. Elektra ist eine tragodie des griechischen tragodiendichters sophokles. Librivox recording of sophocles electra, translated by lewis campbell. A bold, iconoclastic new look at one of the great works of greek tragedy. Mar 08, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Like electra, orestes is so consumed with the task at hand that its essentially come to define his life. Electra literature essays are academic essays for citation.
A man of wealth, charm, and genius, sophocles was given posts of responsibility in peace and in war by the athenians. Sophocles has 680 books on goodreads with 597579 ratings. Set in the city of argos a few years after the trojan war, it recounts the tale of electra and the vengeance that she and her brother. His whole existence has been about his growing up just so that he could come back to mycenae and get rid of the couple who killed his dad. Their takes, on the other hand, differ vastly and depending on what type of woman portrayal peaks your interest, you are sure to.