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Elektra - A New Translation (Paperback)
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Elektra - A New Translation (Paperback)
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Price R140
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Spotlighting an endless cycle of bloodshed that consumes a royal
family, "Elektra" masterfully explores the causes of hatred and the
consequences of revenge - both for those who bear the brunt of
violence and for those consumed by its influence. Orestes has
returned to his homeland intent on exacting a bloody vengeance upon
its rulers: his mother Klytemnestra and his step-father Aegisthus,
who together murdered Orestes' father, Agamemnon. The prince's
sister, Elektra, has long awaited his return, fueding constantly
with Klytemnestra over her mother's moral justifications for
killing Agamemnon - an act that, Klytemnestra insists, was itself a
retaliation for an earlier wrong. The more they debate the validity
of Agamemnon's murder, however, the more Elektra herself becomes
overwhelmed by an obsession with revenge. Finally, as Orestes sets
his plan into motion, the cycle of bloodshed will renew itself once
more, claiming the lives of some and the very humanity of others
before the drama is complete. This phenomenal translation by Robert
Bagg achieves an accurate but idiomatic rendering of the Greek
original that is suited for reading, teaching, or performing. Sure
to strike a chord with contemporary audiences, this is Sophocles
for a new generation.
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