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Electra and Other Plays
Electra and Other Plays
Author: Sophocles, E. F. Watling (Translator)
All three of the great tragic poets of ancient Greece produced plays about the Electra myth. But if Sophocles (496-406 BC) lacks the archaic grandeur of Aeschylus or the neurotic intensity or Euripides, his version is supreme for its power and humanity. — Before Sophocles, only two speakers would appear on the stage at one time; by introducing th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140440287
ISBN-10: 0140440283
Publication Date: 4/30/1953
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
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These ancient stories often tell what would happen to us if we surrendered to our every passion.


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