Sophocles
Part of New Surveys in the Classics
- Author: P. J. Finglass, University of Bristol
- Date Published: March 2020
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108706094
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Produced in Athens during the fifth century BC, the tragedies of Sophocles are a high point in world literature, vividly depicting unforgettable characters confronted with emotional crises, moral dilemmas, and the inscrutable ways of the gods. This volume examines Sophocles' reputation as a dramatic poet both in his own day and later in antiquity, considering how it was that some of his plays survived from his time to ours. It investigates the qualities of those plays, focusing on key aspects of Sophoclean dramaturgy such as stagecraft, narrative, rhetoric, and heroism. And it incorporates within its discussion not just the seven plays that survive in full, but those major fragments discovered in recent years which shed so much light on Sophocles' extraordinary ability as a poet and a dramatist. All Greek is translated, making this volume accessible to anyone with an interest in one of the greatest playwrights of all time.
Read more- Examines Sophocles' dramatic poetry, which vividly depicts unforgettable characters confronted with emotional crises, moral dilemmas, and the inscrutable ways of the gods
- Incorporates both the seven plays that survive in full and major fragments that have been discovered in recent years
- All Greek has been translated, meaning that this volume is accessible to anyone with an interest in Sophocles and his work
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'Sophocles' Tereus, visibly represents the major gaps in our knowledge of Sophocles, while also itself illustrating the fragile and fragmented paths of transmission of his plays.' Roja Andujar, Resenas Reviews
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- Date Published: March 2020
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108706094
- length: 134 pages
- dimensions: 233 x 155 x 6 mm
- weight: 0.23kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Transmission:
1. A long career
2. Ancient spectators, ancient readers
3. Survival and rediscovery
Part II. Interpretation:
4. Stagecraft
5. Myth
6. Narrative
7. Language
8. Metre
9. Rhetoric
10. Heroism
11. Politics
12. Endings
Bibliography
Index.
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