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    <![CDATA[In this edition of Sophocles&#8217; Electra, one of the greatest tragedies in Greek or any literature, Mr Keels presents the play as a study in revenge, but a subtle whose meaning depends upon the continuous use of dramatic irony. He relates the confrontations of principle and character depicted to the social and political controversies of the period in which Sophocles was writing. The introduction describes the background to the play, explains some of the main features of Sophocles&#8217; style, and outlines an interpretation which is fully worked out in the detailed commentary. There are appendices on metre and the text. The edition is intended for use by senior school and undergraduate students, and all those concerned to read and appreciate the play in the original.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[ &quot;by choosing good instead of right. That is exactly what 'dishonor' means!&quot; Sophocles sure could turn a phrase, or at least he could through Derek Coltman. Coltman's is an immensely readable translation: easy to follow, beautifully written, and with plenty of repeatable lines. His version...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22555949">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>از صد و چند نمایش سوفوکلس، تنها هفت نمایش نامه باقی مانده که اولین و قدیمی ترین آنها &quot;ایاس&quot; است. با سوفوکلس نمایش به صورت یک گفتگو شروغ شده است. چیزی که همیشه و ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/791335">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this edition of Sophocles&#8217; Electra, one of the greatest tragedies in Greek or any literature, Mr Keels presents the play as a study in revenge, but a subtle whose meaning depends upon the continuous use of dramatic irony. He relates the confrontations of principle and character depicted to the social and political controversies of the period in which Sophocles was writing. The introduction describes the background to the play, explains some of the main features of Sophocles&#8217; style, and outlines an interpretation which is fully worked out in the detailed commentary. There are appendices on metre and the text. The edition is intended for use by senior school and undergraduate students, and all those concerned to read and appreciate the play in the original.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this to be much more satisfying than Aeschylus's Libation Bearers. Focusing on Electrca offers a much more nuanced examination of bitterness and what it means to be exiled from those one loves. It also ties up some of the loose ends about the murder that Libation Bearers sort of glosses over...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65392395">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this edition of Sophocles&#8217; Electra, one of the greatest tragedies in Greek or any literature, Mr Keels presents the play as a study in revenge, but a subtle whose meaning depends upon the continuous use of dramatic irony. He relates the confrontations of principle and character depicted to the social and political controversies of the period in which Sophocles was writing. The introduction describes the background to the play, explains some of the main features of Sophocles&#8217; style, and outlines an interpretation which is fully worked out in the detailed commentary. There are appendices on metre and the text. The edition is intended for use by senior school and undergraduate students, and all those concerned to read and appreciate the play in the original.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this play. Kells' commentary was not the most useful thing I've come across. It tended to merely translate a passage instead of examining grammatical issues or unique word usages.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Masterpiece of drama concerns the revenge Electra takes on her mother for the murder of her father. One of the best-known heroines of all drama and a towering figure of Greek tragedy.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Electra was incredible. I especially enjoyed the dynamic between Electra and Chrysothemis, and their rather frequent arguments. An amazing play--I only wish I could have the chance to see it onstage.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[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. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the play.    Although it has been at times overshadowed by his more famous Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Sophocles' Electra is remarkable for its extreme emotions and taut drama.    Electra recounts the murders of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus by Clytemnestra's son Orestes, to avenge their murder of his father Agamemnon, commander of the Greeks at Troy, upon his return home. Sophocles' version is presented from the viewpoint of Electra, Orestes' sister, who laments her father, bears witness to her mother's crime, and for years endures her mother's scorn. Despite her overwhelming passion for just revenge, Electra admits that her own actions are shameful. When Orestes arrives at last, her mood shifts from grief to joy, as Orestes carries out the bloody vengeance.     Sophocles presents this story as a savage though necessary act of vengeance, vividly depicting Electra's grief, anger, and exultation. This translation equals the original in ferocity of expression, and leaves intact the inarticulate cries of suffering and joy that fill the play.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anne Carson reworks Electra as a study in grief, not madness. She's a very human figure whose life is broken and rather than translate, Carson wisely lets the shrieks and fragments of words stand as phonetically arresting sound pieces. Upsetting and amazing. I'd like to see it staged--and then go to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5291375">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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