Electra (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Euripides
- First Published: 413
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: After the fall of Troy
- Genres: Drama, Character study, Tragedy
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, Murder or homicide, Mistaken or secret identity, Obsession, Women, Revenge, Kings, queens, or royalty, Gods or goddesses, Fratricide, parricide, or filicide, Rites or ceremonies, Prophecy or prophets, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Trojan War
- Locales: Greece, ancient, Argos, ancient
Places Discussed
Farmhouse. Farm near the Greek city Argos. No farmhouse seems fitting for a princess to inhabit. In such locations one expects to encounter wholesome bucolic activities. Ironically, the place is used for royal machinations, including regicide and matricide. In Euripides’ version of the story the queen and usurping king are slaughtered by the queen’s children, not in a castle, but on a farm, where animals may be killed for food. The location challenges and reinforces other challenges in the play to conventional beliefs about the pitch of royalty.
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