Originally presented as author's thesis (Ph. D)--Dalhousie University
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-198) and indexes
Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Prologos: Orestes and Elektra; Chapter Two: Elektra and the Chorus: The Foundations of the Community; Chapter Three: Elektra and Chrysothemis I: The Sophron Citizen vs Female Sophrosyne; Chapter Four: Elektra and Klytaimnestra: Dike versus Dike?; Chapter Five: The 'Death' of Orestes; Chapter Six: Elektra and Chrysothemis II: Civic Andreia and Female Sophrosyne; Chapter Seven: Elektra and Orestes: Reunion and Vengeance; Conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary of Terms; General Index; Index of Passages
This volume addresses the ethical issues of "Elektra" through an analysis of the language and argumentation which the characters use to explain and justify their behaviour. The work contains a critique of interpretative approaches to the play, a bibliography, and an index of passages cited
