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Electra Full Cast Drama Audiobook, by Sophocles Play Audiobook Sample

Electra Full Cast Drama Audiobook

Electra Full Cast Drama Audiobook, by Sophocles Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Geoffrey Giuliano, The Bell Publisher: Independently Published Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 1.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2024 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781998487301

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

4

Longest Chapter Length:

53:09 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

13 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

23:54 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

7

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Publisher Description

"Electra," one of the enduring tragedies of ancient Greek literature attributed to playwrights like Sophocles and Euripides, explores themes of revenge, justice, and familial duty. The play revolves around the eponymous Electra, daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, who seeks vengeance for her father's murder at the hands of her mother and her lover, Aegisthus. Consumed by grief and a thirst for retribution, Electra becomes a tragic figure trapped in a cycle of violence, torn between her loyalty to her father's memory and the moral ambiguity of her actions.

Throughout the play, the tension between divine justice and human agency is palpable as characters grapple with the consequences of their choices. Electra's steadfast determination to avenge her father's death serves as a catalyst for the unfolding drama, highlighting the destructive power of unchecked rage and the complexities of the human psyche. As the tragic events unfold, "Electra" forces audiences to confront timeless questions about the nature of justice, the limits of forgiveness, and the cost of vengeance in a world plagued by suffering and betrayal.

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About Sophocles

Sophocles (496 BC–406 BC), one of the great Greek dramatists of the ancient world, was born to a wealthy family at Colonus, near Athens. He had a charmed childhood, was highly educated and a personal friend of prominent statesmen, and, as a good Athenian, served faithfully as a treasurer and general for Athens when it was expanding its empire and influence. Though he wrote approximately 123 plays, only seven tragedies survive in their entirety: Ajax, Antigone, Trachinian Women, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. With Sophocles, Greek tragedy reached its most characteristic form; he frequently beat out rivals Aeschylus and Euripides in annual drama competitions.

About Geoffrey Giuliano

Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over twenty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. In addition, he can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over sixty original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture.