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Mourning Becomes Electra

Eugene O'Neill

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A three-part reworking of themes from Greek tragedy, the plays are set in New England in 1865, just after the Civil War. A returning victor, General Ezra Mannon (Agamemnon), is poisoned by his unfaithful wife Christine (Clytemnestra) and then avenged by his son Orin (Orestes) and daughter (Lavinia). With Orin's subsequent suicide, Lavinia (the Electra of the title) becomes a fatalistic recluse in the Mannon mansion.

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Pages:: 162 pages

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Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 185459138X

ISBN13:: 9781854591388

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Mourning Becomes Electra

Eugene O'Neill

3.97/5 (4773 ratings)

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A three-part reworking of themes from Greek tragedy, the plays are set in New England in 1865, just after the Civil War. A returning victor, General Ezra Mannon (Agamemnon), is poisoned by his unfaithful wife Christine (Clytemnestra) and then avenged by his son Orin (Orestes) and daughter (Lavinia). With Orin's subsequent suicide, Lavinia (the Electra of the title) becomes a fatalistic recluse in the Mannon mansion.

Format:

Pages:: 162 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 185459138X

ISBN13:: 9781854591388

kindle Asin:: B0B7BYB4RL

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