Sophocles Electra 1508

Johann Jakob Christian Donner (Translator)

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Atreus' Stamm, wie drangst du so schwer
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Durch zahllos Leid zu der Freiheit durch,
Die nun dies Werk dir errungen!
(Alle ab in's Haus.)

Electra. Sophocles. Johann Jakob Christian Donner (Translator). . .

Current edition Experimental

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) (German) (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1508 focus
ὦ σπέρμ᾽ Ἀτρέως, ὡς πολλὰ παθὸν
δι' ἐλευθερίας μόλις ἐξῆλθες
τῇ νῦν ὁρμῇ τελεωθέν.
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Translations (3)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1508 focus
O seed of Atreus! how triumphantly
Through grief and hardness thou hast freedom found,
With full achievement in this onset crowned!
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English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1508 focus
Son of AcJiilles.
Companion of Hercules.
A Spy.
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English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1508 focus
O race of Atreus, scarce hast thou arrived!!
Through many sufferings at thy ancient state
Of liberty, by this bold deed achieved!
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taken from the Building
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Commentary

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

mvp-comment-812-1 βάσταζ’ 1

mvp-comment-812-2 οὐκ ἐμὸν 2

mvp-comment-812-3 ταῦθ’ 3

mvp-comment-812-4 προσηγορεῖν φίλως 4

mvp-comment-813-1 σὺ δέ 5

mvp-comment-813-2 εἴ που κατ’ οἶκόν μοι 6 μοι 7 κάλει 8

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

1468. mvp-comment-693-1 'Take off all covering from before my sight, that I too may duly mourn over my kin.'

1470. mvp-comment-694-1 αὐτὸς σὺ βάσταζ'] 'Take it up yourself;' viz. τὸ κάλυμμα, which, like the corpse itself, should be sacred from a stranger's touch. οὐκ ἐμὸν τόδ', ἀλλὰ σόν] Ostensibly, because Aegisthus is nearer of kin to Orestes than the Phocian man. Really, because Aegisthus loves Clytemnestra, whom her son has slain.