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Locked into a bloody cycle of murder and reprisal, Electra, haunted by her father''s assassination, is consumed by grief and a thirst for vengeance. When her brother Orestes at last returns, she urges him to a savage and terrifying conclusion.

Frank McGuinness''s charged adaptation of Sophocles'' powerful tragedy was first performed at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1997 and was revived at the Old Vic, London, in 2014.

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/2/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780571323111, 978-0571323111
      ISBN10: 0571323111

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Locked into a bloody cycle of murder and reprisal, Electra, haunted by her father''s assassination, is consumed by grief and a thirst for vengeance. When her brother Orestes at last returns, she urges him to a savage and terrifying conclusion.

      Frank McGuinness''s charged adaptation of Sophocles'' powerful tragedy was first performed at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1997 and was revived at the Old Vic, London, in 2014.

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