Electra
Subtitle: Ancient and Modern Aspects of the Reception of the Tragic Heroine
Publisher: University of London, School of Advanced Study, Institute of Classical Studies
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781905670376
Description: Examines the treatment of Electra by all three ancient tragedians, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and their dialog with the mythical tradition that preceded them. The focus then shifts forward in time to case studies of her reception in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.