Sophocles Electra 388

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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The skill you boast belonged not to your sire.
1500

Electra. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.

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Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 388 focus
τίν, ὦ τάλαινα, τόνδ᾽ ἐπηράσω λόγον;
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 472-515 focus
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 385 focus
So hätten sie beschlossen, das mir anzuthun?
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 472-515 focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-828-1 τὴν τέχνην 1

mvp-comment-828-2 1501 Cp. O. C. 1628

πάλαι δὴ τἀπὸ σοῦ βραδύνεται
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mvp-comment-828-3 1502 The double change of person within the verse ( Or.—Aeg.— Or.) is rare. As G. Wolff observes, there is no instance of it in Aesch. ; in Soph. the only other examples occur in the two latest plays, Soph. O. C. 832 , Soph. Ph. 810 , Soph. Ph. 814 , Soph. Ph. 816 , at moments of high excitement. A triple change within the verse occurs only once, in Soph. Ph. 753. This is another point which bcars on the date of the Electra: cp. 1160 n.

mvp-comment-828-4 ἕρφ’ 2

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

1500. mvp-comment-707-1 πατρώαν] See Essay on L. § 23. p. 38, δ 1.