This is an intermediate to advanced textbook for first reading of Greek tragedy. This book draws from selections from both Euripides' and Sophocles' Electra . It is designed to provide students with a structured access to reading interesting Greek at the advanced level, and as it appears in works of Greek tragedy. It provides a careful introduction to the language of tragedy, Greek poetry as found in Electra , and to the nature and forms of Greek tragedy. The book focuses on material relevant for translation and understanding the unique form of drama through translation.