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This is an English translation of Sophocles' tragedy of Electra, and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother and step father for the murder of their father. This edition also includes an "afterlife" essay that discusses adaptations of the play, as well as touches on other ways Electra has had influence (Jung''s identification of the Electra Complex, O''Neill''s "Mourning Becomes Electra"). Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.

Electra

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    A Paperback / softback by Sophocles, Hanna M. Roisman

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      Publisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
      Published 30 April 2008
      ISBN-13 9781585102815
      978-1585102815
      ISBN-10 1585102814
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      Book Synopsis
      This is an English translation of Sophocles' tragedy of Electra, and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother and step father for the murder of their father. This edition also includes an "afterlife" essay that discusses adaptations of the play, as well as touches on other ways Electra has had influence (Jung''s identification of the Electra Complex, O''Neill''s "Mourning Becomes Electra"). Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.

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