Ancient & Classical

Electra

Name: Electra
Brand: OUP Oxford
SKU: 9780198720942
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ISBN: 9780198720942

ELECTRA

Contributor(s): Euripides Author , Denniston, J. D. Author , Denniston, J. D. Editor Format: Paperback

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ISBN	9780198720942
Subtitle	ELECTRA
Publisher	OUP Oxford
Publication date	March 1978
Language	English
MRP	£34.99 GBP
Page count	272
Item weight	66 g

The play begins with a peasant's brief recap of some of the background story: how the vengeful Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon on his return from the seige of Troy, and now rules over Argos with her lover, Aegisthus; how Electra's brother Orestes was sent away by the insecure Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, and put under the care of the king of Phocis, where he became friends with the king's son, Pylades; and how Electra herself was also cast out of the royal house and married off to a farmer, a kind man who has never taken advantage of her or her family, and who Electra helps with household chores in return. Despite her genuine appreciation for her peasant husband, Electra clearly still strongly resents both being cast out of her house and her mother's loyalty to the usurping Aegisthus.

Electra

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Euripides Author

Denniston, J. D. Author

Denniston, J. D. Editor

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