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Sophocles : Ajax / Jon Hesk.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hesk, Jon.
- Series:
- Bristol classical press companions to Greek and Roman tragedy.
- Bristol classical press companions to Greek and Roman tragedy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sophocles. Ajax--Criticism and interpretation.
- Sophocles.
- Greek drama (Tragedy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bristol Classical Press, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "Sophocles' Ajax is one of the most disturbing and powerful surviving ancient tragedies. But it is also difficult to understand and interpret. What are we to make of its protagonist's extremism? Does Ajax deserve the isolation and divine punishment he experiences? Why is his state of mind so difficult to determine? Jon Hesk offers answers to these and many other questions by drawing together the very latest critical work on the play, and introduces the reader to key frames for its interpretation, including Sophoclean heroism, language and form, Homeric intertextuality, Athens''masculinist' culture and the post-classical, contemporary reception of Ajax."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472540126
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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