Edited with introduction and notes by sir richard jebb. Brills companion to the reception of sophocles explore bristol. Full text of the electra of sophocles see other formats ii. Two attendants of orestes scene at mycenae, before the palace of the. Results 1 22 of 22 antigona filoctetes traquinias clasicos by sofocles and a great selection of similar used, new and collectible books available now at tragedias. Edipo rey electra sofocles on free shipping on qualifying offers.
Ayax, electra, edipo rey, edipo en colono, antigona, las traquinias y filoctetes. Pdf trope and setting in sophocles electra francis dunn. The daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra, electra, smuggled her brother orestes out of town. In this play, however, the main focus is on orestes. His daughter electra is hungry for revenge and longs for the return of her brother orestes to help her achieve her ends. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of electra written by sophocles. It is the fate of all of us, perhaps, to direct our first sexual impulse towards compeljo mother and our first hatred and our first murderous wish against our father. Thanks your visit fromeuripides electra a commentary librarydoc11 pdf ebook. Adkins, merit and responsibility oxford i960 adkins, mv. Adams sophocles, the playwright toronto 1957 adkins, mr. Her father, agamemnon, was murdered by electra s now stepfather, aegisthus, at the urging of her mother, clytemnestra.
The penn greek drama series presents original literary translations of classical greek drama. A basic level guide to some of the best known and loved works of prose, poetry and drama from ancient greece. Electra ebook by sophocles 9781910833940 rakuten kobo. Of my great teachers at school and university, i would like to single out jan krimp and ton jansen. Librivox recording of sophocles electra, translated by lewis campbell. Compare sophocles s electra to aeschyluss and euripidess renderings of the same myth. Before we can delve into this story, we need a bit of back story. List of books and articles about electra sophocles. Pdf he aeschylean electra has been the subject of less inquiry into character. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading electra. When agamemnon, the resident king, returned from the trojan war, his wife clytemnestra and her lover aegisthus murdered him and usurped the throne.
The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Who is the more captivating character, electra or antigone. She spends her time crying, wailing, and openly casting accusations at them. There is the ancient argos of thy yearning, that hallowed scene whence the gadfly drove the daughter of inachus. The characters, electra and orestes, must reunite to avenge their fathers murder. Known even by the ancients as the philosopher of the stage, he is admired today for his belief in the individual and his keen insight into the human psyche. Oedipus oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. For years electra has mourned her father and openly spurned her mother and stepfather for murdering him.
The clarity of the translations, the unburdensome thoroughness of the introduction, and the judicious selection of footnotes, however, combine to allow students both within and outside the pertinent disciplines to appreciate how the electra plays speak directly to the world. A likely source of this material for plutarch was the epidemiae of ion of chios, a book that recorded many conversations of sophocles. Electra, sister of orestes chrysothemis, sister of orestes an old man, formerly the paedagogus or attendant of orestes clytemnestra aegisthus chorus of women of mycenae mute persons pylades, son of strophius, king of crisa, the friend of orestes. The selection of antigone, oedipus the king, and electra not only offers the reader the most influential and famous of sophocles works, it also presents in one volume the two plays dominated by a female heroic figure, and the experience of the two great dynasties featured in greek tragedythe houses of oedipus and agamemnon. Which version do you find the most compelling and why. There stands the basket ready, and the knife is sharpened, the same that slew the bull, by whose side thou soon wilt lie a corpse. Her father, agamemnon, was murdered by electras now stepfather, aegisthus, at the urging of her mother, clytemnestra. The start of sophocles electra sees the return of orestes to his native mycenae, accompanied by his. The translations great and i couldnt help but read lines out loud. Sophocles admirers and imitators, in the english speaking world alone, includes john milton, samuel johnson, percy shelley who translated oedipus the king and drowned with a text of sophocles in his pocket, matthew arnold, georg e eliot, virginia woolf, w. Dramatis personae orestes, son of agamemnon and clytemnestra electra, sister of orestes. A comparison of sophocles and euripides versions of electra. Electra literature essays are academic essays for citation. Tragedy of sophocles entitled electra, containing the avenging on.
Orestes arrives with his friend pylades, son of strophius, and a tutor. Antigone oedipus the king electra, sophocles, edith hall editor, h. The mythical story of orestess and electras act of vengeance against their mother. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Jealousy and suicide, love and passion, grief and intrigue, honor and deceit are the order of the day in four of sophocless great tragedies. It is based on the story of electra and her brother orestes, and the vengeance they take on their mother clytemnestra and stepfather aegisthus for the murder of their father. Sophocles and euripides versions of electra carry, among many similarities, a central theme of revenge. Yeats, ezra pound, and more recently seamus heaney and tony harrison.
Elektra is a tragedy by the ancient greek playwright sophocles, probably dating from quite late in his career, around 410 bce or later. The internet classics archive electra by euripides. The vivid translations, which combine elegance and modernity, are remarkable for their lucidity and accuracy, and are equally suitable for reading. Full text of the electra of sophocles internet archive. In this paper i shall consider how the opening lines of sophocles electra set the. But i have lived the best part of my life in hopeless childlessness. The aim of the series is to make both the works and their interpretations accessible to the reading public. Rose, sophocles philoctetes and the teachings of the sophists, hscp 80 197649105 rosenmeyer, mt.
Compare sophocless electra to aeschyluss and euripidess renderings of the same myth. Jul 08, 2019 electra las traquinias filoctetes ayax by sofocles and a great selection of related books, edipo rey antigona y electra by sofocles. Media in category electra sophocles the following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. Jones, on aristotle and greek tragedy london 1962, is the major study to be. Dramatis personae orestes, son of agamemnon and clytemnestra electra, sister. Euripides 480406 bc ranked with aeschylus and sophocles as one of the greatest greek dramatists, he enjoyed the least success of the three. Read electra by sophocles available from rakuten kobo. Do not forget the ones you hate, nor yet waste hatred on them. Your father agamemnon lorded troops at troy, orestes, once, but only now you see what you.
Misfortunately, in both versions the just solution leads the siblings to. The electra plays hackett classics kindle edition by sophocles, aeschylus, euripides, woodruff, paul, meineck, peter, luschnig, cecelia eaton, gregory, justina, meineck, peter, luschnig, cecelia eaton, woodruff, paul. Building the human condition in agamemnon, electra, and the bacchae. A man of wealth, charm, and genius, sophocles was given posts of responsibility in peace and in war by the athenians. The electra plays hackett classics kindle edition by. Sophocles play dramatizes the aftermath of agamemnons murder by his wife clytemnestra and her lover aegisthus. His version of electra s argument for her mothers wrongdoing is as moving as any ive read. Paedagogus son of him who led our hosts at troy of old, son of agamemnon. Ill stay if i must, but would rather be far from here. Antigone an english version by dudley fitts and robert fitzgerald person represented antigone ismene eurydice creon haimon teiresias a sentry a messenger chorus scene. Adkins, moral values and political behaviour in ancient greece london 1972 alt. As in aeschylus libation bearers, the action in electra greek elektra follows the return of orestes to kill his mother, clytemnestra, and her lover aegisthus in retribution for their murder of orestes father, agamemnon.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read electra. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Sophocles sure could turn a phrase, or at least he could through derek coltman. Set in the city of argos a few years after the trojan war, it recounts the tale of electra. The internet classics archive electra by sophocles. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position.
In his tragedy, sophocles focused on the suffering of electra, living in. Kitto translator this volume contains three masterpieces by the greek playwright sophocles, widely regarded since antiquity as the greatest of all the tragic poets. List of books and articles about electra sophocles online. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the electra plays. Agamemnons exiled son does not forget, nor does the god who rules beneath by acheron.