Electra - Couverture souple

Euripides, .

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0198720947 ISBN 13 : 9780198720942

Editeur : OUP Oxford, 1978

Synopsis

Electra

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Electra By Euripides King Agamemnon returns to Argos after his victory in the Trojan war. His wife Clymenestra and Aegisthus murder him. Then they get married. Orestes, the son of King Agamemnon is sent off to Phocis for safety by an old and faithful servant who fears that 2Aegisthus may murder him too. Electra, the daughter of Agamemnon stays in Argos. As she grows older she is made to marry a humble peasant so that she does not bear brave sons who would be powerful enough to avenge the death of Agamemnon. One day when Electra and her husband go out for work, Orestes and his friend Phylades come to the farm to search for her. They hear her singing a lament mourning the death of her father. A messenger interrupts her with the information that a festival in honor of Goddess Hera is to be held, and the maidens from Argive are to attend. Electra says that she prefers to be away from the pitying eyes of the people there. The messenger advises her to pay respects to the gods and to seek their help. (Monkeynotes)

Revue de presse

it reads well, anmd aims to do justice to the poetry of the original ... The introduction is largely well-balanced and sensitive, including some thought-provoking comparisons ... The notes are also worthwhile. (Susanna Phillippo. University of St Andrews, Classical Review, Vol. 1, 1996)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP Oxford
• Date d'édition: 1978
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198720947
• ISBN 13: 9780198720942
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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