The plays of Sophocles / A.F. Garvie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garvie, A. F., author.

Series:

Classical Studies & Archaeology Supplement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sophocles--Criticism and interpretation.

Sophocles.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Second edition.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"The emphasis throughout this book, ideal for sixth form and early university students, is on Sophocles' tragic thinking, on the concept of the 'Sophoclean hero', and on the dramatic structure of the plays. The seven extant plays, Ajax , Women of Trachis , Antigone , Oedipus the King , Electra , Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus are assessed and a brief concluding chapter draws together what has been said in the seven studies. This second edition has been revised fully, with an updated further reading list and more detailed information on the chorus and staging of the plays. The aim of the book is to help readers to understand why Sophocles is still worth reading, or going to see in the theatre, in the 21st century, and to show how far Sophoclean scholarship has moved in recent decades from the once prevalent view that he was a pious religious conformist who had nothing very profound or original to say, but who said it very beautifully. The volume is a companion to The Plays of Euripides (by James Morwood) and The Plays of Aeschylus (by Alex Garvie) also available in second editions from Bloomsbury. A further essential guide to the themes and context of ancient Greek tragedy may be found in Laura Swift's new introductory volume, Greek Tragedy."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ajax

Women of Trachis

Antigone

Oedipus the king

Electra

Philoctetes

Oedipus at Colonus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Garvie, A.F. Plays of Sophocles.

ISBN:

9781474233385

1474233368

9781474233378

1474233376

9781474233361

OCLC:

1201426028

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