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Euripides' Electra (Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) is a play probably written in the mid 410s BC, likely before 413 BC. It is unclear whether it was first produced before or after Sophocles ' version of the Electra story.
Mar 30, 2020 · Electra is a Greek tragedy written by the playwright Euripides c. 420 BCE. It retells the classic myth concerning the plotting of Electra and her brother Orestes to kill their mother and her lover. This version of the story should not be confused with the play of the same name by his fellow playwright, Electra by Sophocles.
- Donald L. Wasson
“Electra“ (Gr: “Elektra“ ) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. It tells the tale of Electra and her brother, Orestes, as they take their revenge on their mother, Clytemnestra, for her murder of their father, Agamemnon.
Electra by Euripides. First produced in the mid-410s, Euripides’ Electra is an intertextual (and, thus, rather anti-tragical) parody of previous versions and dramatizations of the same myth. Set in a peaceful, rustic environment, the play is introduced by a rare guest in Ancient tragedy, an ordinary farmer, who, quite extraordinarily ...
Download: A 68k text-only version is available for download . Electra By Euripides Written 420-410 B.C.E Translated by E. P. Coleridge. Dramatis Personae A PEASANT OF MYCENAE, husband of ELECTRA ELECTRA, daughter of Agamemnon ORESTES, son of Agamemnon PYLADES, friend Of ORESTES CHORUS OF ARGIVE COUNTRY-WOMEN CLYTEMNESTRA, widow of Agamemnon OLD ...
