Electra (Euripides play) - Wikipedia
A version of the myth of the house of Atreus, Euripides' play reworks important aspects of the story found in Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy (especially the second play, Libation Bearers) and also in Sophocles' Electra, although the relative dating of Euripides' and Sophocles' plays remain uncertain. In his tragedy, Euripides introduces startling ...
The Internet Classics Archive | Electra by Euripides
Now as for those whom he left in his halls, when he sailed to Troy, his son Orestes and his tender daughter Electra,-the boy Orestes, as he was like to be slain by Aegisthus, his sire's old foster-father secretly removed to the land of Phocis and gave to Strophius to bring up, but the maid Electra abode in her father's house, and soon as she ...
Euripides, Electra, line 1 - Perseus Digital Library
Electra stayed in her father's house, [20] and when she came to the blooming season of youth, the foremost suitors of the land of Hellas asked for her in marriage. But Aegisthus feared she might bear to some chieftain a son who would avenge Agamemnon, and so he kept her at home and did not betroth her to any bridegroom. [25]
Electra – Euripides Play: Summary & Analysis | Orestes and Electra
It is unclear whether Euripides‘ “Electra” was first produced before or after Sophocles‘ play of the same name (“Electra”), but it certainly came over 40 years after Aeschylus‘ “The Libation Bearers” (part of his ever popular “Oresteia” trilogy), whose plot is roughly equivalent.
Electra by Euripides - World History Encyclopedia
2020年3月30日 · 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...
Electra: Full Play Summary - SparkNotes
A short summary of Sophocles's Electra. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Electra.
Electra by Euripides - Greek Mythology
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, describes himself as the ...
Euripides (c.480–c.406 BC) - Elektra: Translated by George …
Euripides’ “Elektra” - first produced circa 410 BCE. Translated by G. Theodoridis.
The Electra of Euripides by Euripides | Project Gutenberg
2004年12月10日 · "The Electra of Euripides" by Euripides is a classic ancient tragedy written in the early 5th century BC. The play centers around Electra, the daughter of Agamemnon, as she grapples with her tumultuous emotions and the looming vengeance for her father's murder at the hands of her mother, Clytemnestra, and her mother's lover, Aegisthus.
Euripides, Electra (English Text) - x10Host
[Electra leaves for the spring, and the Peasant goes back into the house. Enter Orestes and Pylades, with two servants.] ORESTES. Among all men, Pylades, I think of you as a loving host, foremost in my trust. For you’re the only one of all my friends who has …