Electra : a gender sensitive study of the plays based on the myth / Batya Casper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laks, Batya Casper, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electra (Greek mythological figure)--In literature.

Electra.

Literature, Modern--Greek influences.

Literature, Modern.

Drama--20th century--History and criticism.

Drama.

Greek drama--History and criticism.

Greek drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-3528-5