Elektra (Student Editions)

Euripides, Marianne McDonald (Editor), J. Michael Walton (Editor)

$14.95

Publication Date: August 26th, 2004

Publisher:

Methuen Drama

ISBN:

9780413770400

Pages:

107

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Description

Authoritative student edition of Euripides' Enduring Classical Tragedy about filial revenge in Kenneth McLeish's acclaimed translation.

About the Author

Euripides was born near Athens circa 480 BC and grew up during the years of the Athenian recovery af ter the Persian Wars. His first play was presented in 455 BC and he wrote some hundred altogether of which nineteen survived. He died in 406 BC at the court of the King of Macedon.

Praise for Elektra (Student Editions)

“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