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Philoctetes / Sophocles ; translated by Carl Phillips ; with an introduction and notes by Diskin Clay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sophocles.
- Series:
- Greek tragedy in new translations.
- Greek tragedy in new translations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philoctetes (Greek mythology)--Drama.
- Philoctetes (Greek mythology).
- Trojan War--Drama.
- Trojan War.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Centering on the Greek army's attempt to win the trust of their master bowman Philoctetes, without whom they cannot win the Trojan War, Philoctetes is a morally complex and timelessly relevant meditation on ends and means, on patriotism, and on the relationship between public duty and private interest.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; On the Translation; Philoctetes; Characters; Notes on the Text; Glossary; A; C; D; E; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; S; T; Z
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988126-X
- 1-68146-406-3
- 0-19-972952-2
- 1-280-47358-4
- 1-4237-2645-6
- OCLC:
- 476024975
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