内容简介
OneofSophocles'moreaccomplisheddramas,theElectrahasalwaysgeneratedagooddealofscholarlydebate.This2007edition,thefirstfull-scalecommentaryonanyplayofSophoclessincethenineteenthcentury,exploresafreshlong-standingcontroversiessuchasthemoralstatusofthekillingofClytemnestra,whilealsoinvestigatingmanysubjectswhichhavetraditionallyattractedlessattention,suchastheplaceofrhetoricwithinthedrama,theuseoftypicalscenes,andallusionstoepinicianpoetry.ItprovidesoriginalmetricalanalysesofthelyricalsectionsoftheplayandarevisedGreektext.Researchonthepapyri,mediaevalmanuscriptsandprintededitionshasledtoamoreaccurateapparatuscriticusthaneverbefore,withmanyconjecturesattributedtotheirrightfulowners.