Sophocles' Philoctetes and the great soul robbery / Norman Austin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Austin, Norman.

Series:

Wisconsin studies in classics.

Wisconsin studies in classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Philoctetes (Greek mythology)--in literature.

Trojan War--Literature and the war.

Trojan War.

Troy (Extinct city)--In literature.

Troy (Extinct city).

Sophocles. Philoctetes.

Sophocles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A passionate and sensitive study that examines both text and context, situating the play within the historical and political milieu of the eclipse of Athenian power.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Map of Ancient Greece

Introduction

1. The Problem of Translation

2. The Strong Poet: Tradition versus Originality

3. The Prologos (Verses 1-134)

4. The Parodos (Verses 135-218)

5. The First Episode (Verses 219-675)

6. The Stasimon (Verses 676-729)

7. The Second Episode (Verses 730-826)

8. The First Kommos (Verses 827-864)

9. The Third Episode (Verses 865-1080)

10. The Second Kommos (Verses 1081-1217)

11. The Exodos (Verses 1218-1471)

12. Heracles: Deus ex Machina

Appendix: The Problem of Helenus's Prophecy and Its Relationship to Neoptolemus

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613244413

9781283244411

1283244411

9780299282738

0299282732

OCLC:

742369712