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Author | : Jennifer Saint |
Publisher | : Flatiron Books |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2022-05-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250773601 |
A spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythology’s most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family. In Troy, Princess Cassandra has the gift of prophecy, but carries a curse of her own: no one will ever believe what she sees. When she is shown what will happen to her beloved city when Agamemnon and his army arrives, she is powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding. Elektra, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon’s youngest daughter, wants only for her beloved father to return home from war. But can she escape her family’s bloody history, or is her destiny bound by violence, too?
Author | : Euripides |
Publisher | : Greek Tragedy in New Translations |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780195085761 |
Interprets the poetic and dramatic features of "Electra" and establishes it as relevant to the readers of today. The volume contains a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references used in the play.
Author | : Evert van Emde Boas |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2017-01-26 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 019251220X |
This study of Euripides' Electra approaches the text through the lens of modern linguistics, marrying it with traditional literary criticism in order to provide new and informative means of analysing and interpreting what is considered to be one of the playwright's most controversial works. It is the first systematic attempt to apply a variety of modern linguistic theories, including conversation analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics (on gender and politeness), paroemiology, and discourse studies, to a single Greek tragedy. The volume focuses specifically on issues of characterization, demonstrating how Euripides shaped his figures through their use of language, while also using the same methodology to tackle some of the play's major textual issues. An introductory chapter treats each of the linguistic approaches used throughout the book, and discusses some of the general issues surrounding the play's interpretation. This is followed by chapters on the figures of the Peasant, Electra herself, and Orestes, in each case showing how their characterization is determined by their speaking style and their 'linguistic behaviour'. Three further chapters focus on textual criticism in stichomythia, on the messenger speech, and on the agon. By using modern linguistic methodologies to argue for a balanced interpretation of the Electra's main characters, the volume both challenges dominant scholarly opinion and enhances the literary interpretation of this well-studied play. Taking full account of recent and older work in both linguistics and classics, it will be of use to readers and researchers in both fields, and includes translations of all Greek cited and a glossary of linguistic terminology to make the text accessible to both.
Author | : E. Teresa Choate |
Publisher | : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 083864211X |
Theatrical performance is the most ephemeral of arts. Once a production closes, the living work of art disappears. Fortunately, some productions leave behind enough evidence to reconstruct in words and pictures what a performance was like and to conjecture what the audience saw and heard. Between 1889 and 1995 in America, productions of Sophocles' Electra became the project of some of the most significant directors, actresses, and producers of their day. In reconstructing eleven major productions, this book seeks to accomplish two goals: first, to preserve, albeit in imperfect written form, the productions themselves; and, second, by tracing the history of Electra's production, to highlight some of the most pivotal figures in the development of American theater, including several key women often neglected by theater historians. Along the way, for those who celebrate Greek tragedy in production, this book will allow the reader to sit vicariously in the audience and enjoy eleven Electra productions on the American stage. E. Teresa Choate is an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair at the Department of Theatre in the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Kean University.
Author | : Sophocles |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2008-12-11 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0521678269 |
A series of translations faithful to the original Greek plays in content and tone.
Author | : Corinne Demas Bliss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : |
A misadventure ensues when a young girl goes to the bakery to buy dessert for her mother's tea party.
Author | : Robert J. Serling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
ISBN | : |
The dramatic history of the Lockheed Electra airliner.
Author | : Anastasia Bakogianni |
Publisher | : University of London Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Art, Victorian |
ISBN | : 9781905670376 |
Examines the treatment of Electra by all three ancient tragedians, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and their dialog with the mythical tradition that preceded them. The focus then shifts forward in time to case studies of her reception in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Author | : Helen Bailey |
Publisher | : Hodder Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Dating (Social customs) |
ISBN | : 9780340989227 |
Electra's finally taking the plunge. After all, her friend Lucy did it in France, while Claudia's done it loads of times and has bet Electra she won't. She will, though. She's going to go out with the first boy who asks her. But what if he turns out to be a frog and not a prince? She can be VERY shallow. Ages 12+.
Author | : Helen Bailey |
Publisher | : Hachette Children's |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-08-11 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780340945384 |
Electra's family is falling apart. Her dad's moving out, her mum's given in to her daytime TV addiction, and her little brother (aka The Little Runt) has just been caught shoplifting. Even the guinea-pig's gone mental. And all Electra can think about is whether green eyeliner compliments or clashes with blue eyes. Where can a girl turn in her hour of need? To her best friends, of course. Together, they think up a plan: persuading the class geek to stalk her dad seemed like a good idea at the time ...