{"product_id":"electra-9780195085761","title":"Electra","description":"Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the \u003cem\u003eGreek Tragedy in New Translations\u003c\/em\u003e series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays.\u003cbr\u003e This vital translation of Euripides' \u003cem\u003eElectra\u003c\/em\u003e recreates the prize-winning excitement of the original play. Electra, obsessed by dreams of avenging her father's murder, impatiently awaits the return of her exiled brother Orestes. When he arrives, the play mounts toward its first climax, a tender recognition scene. From that moment on, Electra uses Orestes as her instrument of vengeance. They kill their mother's husband, then their mother herself--and only afterward see the evil inherent in these seemingly just acts. But in his usual fashion, Euripides has imbued myth with the reality of human experience, counterposing suspense and horror with comic realism and down-to-earth comments on life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10377347\"\u003eEuripides\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13913721\"\u003eJanet Lembke\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10488819\"\u003eKenneth J. Reckford\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.56w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195085761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195085760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA006000\"\u003eAncient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004190\"\u003eAncient and Classical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Lembke\u003c\/strong\u003e, a poet, is the author of \u003cem\u003eBronze and Iron\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDangerous Birds\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Reckford\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eAristophanes' Old-and-New Comedy: Six Essays in Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e. Together they have edited \u003cem\u003eHecuba\u003c\/em\u003e, also in the \u003cem\u003eGreek Tragedy in New Translations\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003eThe late \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Arrowsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e was University Professor and Professor of Classics at Boston University, and was the celebrated translator of numerous works from the Greek and Latin. \u003cstrong\u003eHerbert Golder\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Classics at Boston University. He is editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eArion\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914287407279,"sku":"9780195085761","price":37.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_4781e69a-0610-4787-8608-f16163f08cfd.jpg?v=1758822476","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/electra-9780195085761","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}