Greek Tragedy, a First Reading

Selections from the Electra plays of Euripides and Sophocles

Nicholas Baechle

• Publisher: Focus
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781585108688
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Ancient Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

This is an intermediate to advanced textbook for first reading of Greek tragedy. This book draws from selections from both Euripides' and Sophocles' Electra. It is designed to provide students with a structured access to reading interesting Greek at the advanced level, and as it appears in works of Greek tragedy. It provides a careful introduction to the language of tragedy, Greek poetry as found in Electra, and to the nature and forms of Greek tragedy. The book focuses on material relevant for translation and understanding the unique form of drama through translation.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• General Introduction: The Performance of Poetry in 5th century Athens
• Introduction to the Myths, Art Languages, and Meter
• Reading One: Euripides, Lines 1-10
• Introduction for the Opening Monologue
• Reading Two: Euripides, Lines 11-53
• Introduction for the Rest of the Prologue
• Reading Three: Euripides, Lines 54-111
• Sophocles’ Prologue
• Reading Four: Sophocles, Lines 1-85
• Euripides: Introduction to Electra’s Song and the Entrance Song of the Chorus
• Reading Five: Euripides, Lines 112-66
• Sophocles: Introduction for the Anapaestic Secti on and for the Following Parodos
• Reading Six: Sophocles, Lines 86-152
• Introduction to the First Dialogue Scene in Euripides
• Reading Seven: Euripides, Lines 213-338
• Introduction for the First Dialogue Scene in Sophocles
• Reading Eight: Sophocles, Lines 251-323
• The Chorus
• Reading Nine: Sophocles, Lines 472-515
• The Recognition Scene: Euripides’ Play with a Conventional Structural Element
• Reading Ten: Euripides, Lines 487-584
• The agon, the Debate Between Sophocles’ Electra and Clytemnestra
• Reading Eleven: Sophocles, Lines 516-633
• The Narrative of Euripides' Messenger
• Reading Twelve: Euripides, Lines 774-858
• Sophocles’ Use of the Messenger’s Narrative and the Motif of the Lock of Hair
• Reading Thirteen: Sophocles, Lines 871-937
• Euripides’ Use of the agon in the Second Part of the Revenge Plot
• Reading Fourteen: Euripides, Lines 998-1122
• Sophocles’ Recognition Scene, the Matricide, the Construction of the Later Part of the Play, and Electra’s Characterization
• Reading Fifteen: Sophocles, Lines 1098-1231
• Glossary of Common Words
• Principal Parts for Common Irregular Verbs
• Back Cover