Elektra: Tragic Opera In One Act (1909)

by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss

Book Overview

""Elektra: Tragic Opera In One Act"" is a dramatic and intense play written by Austrian author Hugo Von Hofmannsthal in 1909. The play is based on the Greek myth of Elektra, the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, who seeks revenge for her father's murder by her mother and her mother's lover. The play is set in ancient Greece and follows Elektra's journey as she plots and executes her revenge, leading to a tragic and violent conclusion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164629891
• ISBN13: 9781164629894
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"