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Sophocles: Electra

Sophocles: Electra( )
Editor: Finglass, P. J.
Author: Sophocles,
Series title:Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-29258-0
Publication Date:Jun 2011
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $39.99
Book Description:

Full-scale 2007 commentary exploring afresh long-standing controversies such as the moral status of the killing of Clytemnestra, while also investigating subjects such as the place of rhetoric and the use of typical scenes. It provides original metrical analyses of the lyrical sections of the play and a revised Greek text.

Book Details
Pages:660
Detailed Subjects: Drama / Anthologies (Multiple Authors)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.46 x 8.424 x 1.443 Inches
Book Weight:1.83 Pounds
Author Biography
Sophocles (Editor)
Sophocles was born around 496 B.C. in Colonus (near Athens), Greece. In 480, he was selected to lead the paean (choral chant to a god) celebrating the decisive Greek sea victory over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis. He served as a treasurer and general for Athens when it was expanding its empire and influence. He wrote approximately 123 plays including Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. His last recorded act was to lead a chorus in public mourning for Euripides. He died in 406 B. C.

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