Elektra
(Paperback, New edition)
Publishing Details
Elektra
By (Author) Euripides
Translated by Kenneth McLeish
Edited by J. Michael Walton
Edited by Marianne McDonald
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
1st August 2006
New edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
882.01
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 129mm, Height 200mm
80g
Description
Authoritative student edition of Euripides' Enduring Classical Tragedy about filial revenge in Kenneth McLeish's acclaimed translation.
Reviews
"'Euripides, the Athenian playwright who dared to question the whims of wanton gods, has always been the most intriguing of the Greek tragedians. Now, with translations aimed at the stage rather than the page, his restless intellect strikes the chord it always should have... a remarkable achievement both in itself and in reclaiming Euripides as a playwright whose works are still gloriously alive' Evening Standard"
Author Bio
Euripides was born near Athens circa 480 BC and grew up during the years of the Athenian recovery af ter the Persian Wars. His first play was presented in 455 BC and he wrote some hundred altogether of which nineteen survived. He died in 406 BC at the court of the King of Macedon.
