title: The Complete Sophocles: Volume II: Electra and Other Plays (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
author:  Sophocles 
description: <br>The Greek Tragedy in New Translation series is edited by Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro.<br> <strong>Peter Burian</strong> is Professor of Classical & Comparative Literatures, and Theater Studies, Duke University.<br> <br> <strong>Alan Shapiro</strong> is Professor of English and Creative Writing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the winner of the prestigious Lila Wallace Reader's Digest award for 1992-1995. He is the author of several poetry collections, including <em>Tantalus in Love</em>, <em>Song and Dance</em>, and <em>The Dead Alive</em> <em>and Busy</em>.<br>
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  The Electra of 
  Sophocles and Euripides 
  
  HELLENIC AND HELLENISTIC PAPERS 
  A RAY FROM THE INEFFABLE NAME 
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  A ray from the Ineffable Name,  
  enlightening drama at its best. 
   
   
   
   
  Contents 
  The Electra of Sophocles 
  Translator’s Introduction 
  3 
  1. The Iliad 
  3 
  2. The Odyssey 
  3 
  3. Early Epic and Lyric poets 
  5 
  4. Pindar 
  5 
  Dramatis Personae 
  9 
  Scene 
  9 
  The Electra of Euripides 
  Translator’s Preface 
  41 
  A short memoir of Euripides 
  45 
  Dramatis Personae 
  50 
  Scene 
  50 
   
   
   
  
  THE ELECTRA OF SOPHOCLES 
  INTRODUCTION BY SIR RICHARD JEBB 
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  Translated by Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb 
  Translator’s Introduction 
  From Rivingtons’ 2nd edition of 1870, pp. v-xi