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Elektra

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Elektra
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Euripides
Translated by Kenneth McLeish
Edited by J. Michael Walton
Edited by Marianne McDonald
SeriesStudent Editions
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 129
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9780413770400
ClassificationsDewey:882.01
Audience
Undergraduate
Edition New Edition - New ed

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publication Date 26 August 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

"'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"