Overview

Shakespeare's Hamlet--written 1,000 years after the classical Greek period--follows a narrative pattern similar to that of the Greek Electra myth, and it isn't the only story to do so. We see signs of Electra's influence again in the 20th-century works of Oscar Wilde, Eugene O'Neill and T.S. Eliot, among others. This revised and updated edition will look more closely at the influence of Electra on popular culture throughout history and the questions it poses regarding oppositions such as logic versus instinct, night versus day and repression versus freedom.

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Author:   Batya Casper
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9781476676746

ISBN 10:   1476676747
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   13 May 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction I Prehistory Agamemnon, King of Argos Aeschylus: The Libation Bearers (458 BCE) Aeschylus: The Eumenides II Sophocles: Electra (409 BCE) III Euripides: Electra (ca. 400 BCE) Euripides: Orestes (408 BCE) IV Shakespeare: Hamlet (1601) V Electra: Play of Ambivalence Oscar Wilde: Salome (1905) Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Electra (1903) Richard Strauss: Elektra (1909) Eugene ­O’Neill: Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) Jean Giraudoux: Electra (1937) Robinson Jeffers: The Tower Beyond Tragedy (1937) VI Jean Paul Sartre: Les Mouches (1942) Ezra Pound: Electra (1951) Jack Richardson: The Prodigal (1960) Adrienne Kennedy: Electra and Orestes (1980) Heiner Muller: Hamlet-Machine (1984) VII deleteT. S. Eliot: The Family Reunion (1939) Sam Shepard: Curse of the Starving Class (1978) Conclusion Chapter Notes Annotated Bibliography Index

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Batya Casper is a retired director and teacher of theater. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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