When Heroes Sing
Sophocles and the Shifting Soundscape of Tragedy
£30.99
- Author: Sarah Nooter, University of Chicago
- Date Published: June 2016
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316613474
£
30.99
Paperback
Other available formats:
Hardback, eBook
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection
-
This book examines the lyrical voice of Sophocles' heroes and argues that their identities are grounded in poetic identity and power. It begins by looking at how voice can be distinguished in Greek tragedy and by exploring ways that the language of tragedy was influenced by other kinds of poetry in late fifth-century Athens. In subsequent chapters, Professor Nooter undertakes close readings of Sophocles' plays to show how the voice of each hero is inflected by song and other markers of lyric poetry. She then argues that the heroes' lyrical voices set them apart from their communities and lend them the authority and abilities of poets. Close analysis of the Greek texts is supplemented by translations and discussions of poetic features more generally, such as apostrophe and address. This study offers new insight into the ways that Sophoclean tragedy inherits and refracts the traditions of other poetic genres.
Read more- Proposes a new view of language in Sophocles
- Includes discussions of poetry and culture in general in fifth-century Athens
- Written in simple prose and all Greek text is supplemented with English translations
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: June 2016
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316613474
- length: 210 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 12 mm
- weight: 0.31kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction: poetry, tragedy, and Sophocles
Part I. Poetic Authority:
1. Poetic progress in Ajax
2. Waxing heroic in Trachiniae and Oedipus Tyrannus
Part II. Poetic Power:
3. Addressing lament in Electra
4. Philoctetes' apostrophes
5. The end and afterlife of poeticity: Oedipus at Colonus.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×