description: In this groundbreaking inquiry into the poetics of authenticity and authority in Sophocles' Electra , Batchelder looks at Aegisthus and Orestes as rival dramatists, who each use the illusions of the theater in a struggle for control of Mycenae. She demonstrates that the Seal of Orestes-the signet ring of his father-is the recognition token not only for Electra, but also for the entire play, revealing Electra as a self-referential play about play writing.
language: English
title: The Seal of Orestes
titlecomplete: The Seal of Orestes
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers