{"product_id":"euripides-electra-a-commentary-paperback-softback-9780806141190","title":"Euripides' Electra; A Commentary (Paperback \/ softback) 9780806141190","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEuripides' Electra\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Commentary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHanna M. Roisman (Author), C. A. E. Luschnig (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780806141190\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 4 black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.547 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOnce this book hits the shelves, there will be no need for another commentary on Euripides' \u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e for decades - if ever again.\"\" - Karelisa Hartigan, author of \u003ci\u003eAmbiguity and Self-Deception: The Apollo and Artemis Plays of Euripides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAmong the best-known Greek tragedies, \u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e is also one of the plays students of Greek often read in the original language. It tells the story of how Electra and her brother, Orestes, avenge the murder of their father, Agamemnon, by their mother and her lover. H. M. Roisman and C. A. E. Luschnig have developed a new edition of this seminal tragedy designed for twenty-first-century classrooms. Included with the Greek text are a useful introduction, line-by-line commentary, and other materials in English, all intended to support intermediate and advanced undergraduate students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElectra's gripping story and almost contemporary feel help make the play accessible and interesting to modern audiences. The liberties Euripides took with the traditional myth and the playwright's attitudes toward the gods can inspire fruitful classroom discussion about fifth-century Athenian thought, manners, and morals. Roisman and Luschnig invite readers to compare Euripides' treatment of the myth with those of Aeschylus and Sophocles and with variant presentations in epic and lyric poetry, later drama, and modern film. The introduction also places the play in historical context and describes conventions of the Greek theater specific to the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtensive appendices provide a complete metrical analysis of the play, helpful notes on grammar and syntax, an index of verbs, and a Greek-English glossary. In short, the authors have included everything students need to support and enhance their reading of \u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e in its original language.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52693397438744,"sku":"9780806141190","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/euripides-electra-a-commentary-paperback-softback-9780806141190","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}