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This translation by Anne Carson gives this play by Sophocles a very modern feel with its conflict between sisters and mother and daughter. Here the women come to life and into their own as Anne Carson shows that how a Greek drama is still relevant today.

There’s a lot that goes on here, and like Euripides’s Electra, the mood could have very easily slipped into melodrama, instead it's handled beautifully. I’ve read this before but I connected with this translation better (a big plus for me is the characters felt rounded) this added to my enjoyment as the tension (which in places is very unsettling and very violent) came in the twists and turns.