This book opens with a compelling question: To whom does the twentieth century belong—Oedipus or Electra? The author, Jill Scott, a scholar of German at Queen's University, Ontario, sets out to demonstrate that the myth of Electra appeals to modern writers in ways the myth of Oedipus does not. The result is an interesting study of the creative uses of the myth by a varied group of writers, some relatively unfamiliar, as well as a look at their perceptions of psychoanalysis. Citing a vast array of references to Electra in literature and drama, Scott