by Sophocles · Reclam Philipp Jun. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783150007112
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«Elektra» is Sophocles' tragedy, published by Reclam Philipp Jun. in paperback (80 pages, in German).
Electra awaits the return of her brother Orestes to avenge the death of her father Agamemnon, killed by Clytemnestra, her mother, and by Aegisthus, Clytemnestra's lover. When Orestes returns, vengeance becomes action: a drama about justice, family loyalty, and the cycle of violence.
The volume is number 711 in Reclam's Universal-Bibliothek collection, with German text and 80 pages.
Recommended for students of classical literature and for those interested in ancient Greek theatre.
Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in 30 competitions, won 24, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won 13 competitions and was sometimes beaten by Sophocles; Euripides won four.
