Electra

by Sophocles

Marianne McDonald (Translator) and J. Michael Walton (Translator)

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A tragic tale of duty, retribution and fate.

King Agamemnon, on returning from the Trojan Wars, is murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover. Now, to avenge the crime, their daughter Electra must commit one even worse and face the inevitable consequences.

This edition of Sophocles' play Electra, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton.

  • ISBN10 1854597566
  • ISBN13 9781854597564
  • Publish Date 1 June 2004
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Nick Hern Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 128
  • Language English