Elektra
Euripides author Kenneth McLeish translator Marianne McDonald editor J Michael Walton editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:26th Aug '04
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Euripides takes the old myth of Orestes' and Elektra's revenge on their mother Klytemnestra for their father Agamemnon's murder and reinterprets it in realistic, human terms. This translation was first performed together with 'Orestes and Iphigeneia in Tauris' as 'Agamemnon's Children' at the Gate Theatre, London, in 1995.
Authoritative student edition of Euripides' Enduring Classical Tragedy about filial revenge in Kenneth McLeish's acclaimed translation.
"'Euripides, the Athenian playwright who dared to question the whims of wanton gods, has always been the most intriguing of the Greek tragedians. Now, with translations aimed at the stage rather than the page, his restless intellect strikes the chord it always should have... a remarkable achievement both in itself and in reclaiming Euripides as a playwright whose works are still gloriously alive' Evening Standard"
ISBN: 9780413770400
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 80g
128 pages
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