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Sophocles: Electra
Contributor(s): Sophocles (Author), Finglass, P. J. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0521868092     ISBN-13: 9780521868099
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2007
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Annotation: One of Sophocles??? more accomplished dramas, the Electra has always generated a good deal of scholarly debate. This edition, the first full-scale commentary on any play of Sophocles since the nineteenth century, explores afresh longstanding controversies such as the moral status of the killing of Clytemnestra, while also investigating many subjects which have traditionally attracted less attention, such as the place of rhetoric within the drama, the use of typical scenes, and allusions to epinician poetry. It provides original metrical analyses of the lyrical sections of the play and a completely revised Greek text. New research on the papyri, mediaeval manuscripts and printed editions has led to a more accurate apparatus criticus than ever before, with many conjectures attributed to their rightful owners for the first time.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Dewey: 882.01
LCCN: 2008295719
Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 7.7" W x 8.7" L (2.00 lbs) 658 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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One of Sophocles' more accomplished dramas, the Electra has always generated a good deal of scholarly debate. This 2007 edition, the first full-scale commentary on any play of Sophocles since the nineteenth century, explores afresh long-standing controversies such as the moral status of the killing of Clytemnestra, while also investigating many subjects which have traditionally attracted less attention, such as the place of rhetoric within the drama, the use of typical scenes, and allusions to epinician poetry. It provides original metrical analyses of the lyrical sections of the play and a revised Greek text. Research on the papyri, mediaeval manuscripts and printed editions has led to a more accurate apparatus criticus than ever before, with many conjectures attributed to their rightful owners.
 
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