Elektra by Sophocles

"Elektra" by Sophocles is a Greek tragedy written between 420 BC and 414 BC. Set in Mycenae after the Trojan War, the play follows Electra and her brother Orestes as they seek revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for murdering their father, King Agamemnon. When Orestes returns disguised with a false report of his own death, Electra continues her bitter mourning, unaware her brother stands beside her. The siblings must execute their deadly plan to restore honor to their father's name. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Sophocles, 496? BCE-407 BCE
Translator Csiky, Gergely, 1842-1891
Title Elektra
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_(Sophocles_play)
Credits Produced by Albert László from page images generously made
available by the Google Books Library Project
Reading Level Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language Hungarian
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Electra (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama
Subject Mythology, Greek -- Drama
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EBook-No. 56745
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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