Electra

About this film

LibriVox recording of Sophocles' Electra , translated by Lewis Campbell. Sophocles' play dramatizes the aftermath of Agamemnon's murder by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. His daughter Electra is hungry for revenge and longs for the return of her brother Orestes to help her achieve her ends. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast: Old Man: Algy Pug Orestes: David Goldfarb Electra: Elizabeth Klett Chorus: Lauren McCullough Chrysothemis: Roseanne Schmidt Clytemnestra: Philippa Aegisthus: Matthew Reece Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (39MB)

Directors & creators

Sophocles

Subjects

librivox; audio; drama; tragedy; sophocles; electra

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