Ebook: Sophocles : four tragedies
Author: (Greek mythological figure) Ajax, (Greek mythological figure) Oedipus, (Mythological character) Philoctetes, Sophocles Sophocles
- Tags: Sophocles -- Translations into English. Mythology Greek -- Drama. Oedipus -- (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama. Ajax -- (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama. Philoctetes -- (Mythological character) -- Drama. DRAMA / Ancient Classical & Medieval Ajax -- (Greek mythological figure) Oedipus -- (Greek mythological figure) Philoctetes -- (M
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Edition: First edition
- Language: English
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Sophocles stands as one of the greatest dramatists of all time, influencing a vast array of artists and thinkers over the centuries. Disturbing and unrelenting, his tragedies portray what Matthew Arnold referred to as 'the turbid ebb and flow of human misery', allowing the audience to stand on the verge of the abyss and confront the waste and disorder of human existence. The heroic myths reinterpreted in the playsRead more...
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This original and distinctive verse translation of four of Sophocles' plays conveys the vitality of his poetry and the vigour of the plays as performed showpieces, encouraging the reader to relishRead more...
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