Among the best-known Greek tragedies, "Electra" is also one of the
plays students of Greek often read in the original language. It
tells the story of how Electra and her brother, Orestes, avenge the
murder of their father, Agamemnon, by their mother and her lover.
H. M. Roisman and C. A. E. Luschnig have developed a new edition of
this seminal tragedy designed for twenty-first-century classrooms.
Included with the Greek text are a useful introduction,
line-by-line commentary, and other materials in English, all
intended to support intermediate and advanced undergraduate
students.
Electra's gripping story and almost contemporary feel help make
the play accessible and interesting to modern audiences. The
liberties Euripides took with the traditional myth and the
playwright's attitudes toward the gods can inspire fruitful
classroom discussion about fifth-century Athenian thought, manners,
and morals. Roisman and Luschnig invite readers to compare
Euripides' treatment of the myth with those of Aeschylus and
Sophocles and with variant presentations in epic and lyric poetry,
later drama, and modern film. The introduction also places the play
in historical context and describes conventions of the Greek
theater specific to the work.
Extensive appendices provide a complete metrical analysis of the
play, helpful notes on grammar and syntax, an index of verbs, and a
Greek-English glossary. In short, the authors have included
everything students need to support and enhance their reading of
"Electra" in its original language.
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