Sophocles
a very short introduction
$26.32
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2025
Summary
Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction explores the life, work, and lasting influence of Sophocles, one of history’s greatest dramatists.
Placing his plays within their historical context and explaining the conventions of ancient Greek tragic theatre, Edith Hall spotlights their distinctive features: tight plots, titanic personalities, lucid style, sympathetic women, exquisite poetry, and masterful stagecraft.
This analysis is followed by a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192897800 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192897802 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Edith Hall |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 152g |
| Dimensions: | 175mm x 110mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Edith Hall
Edith Hall is Chair in Classics at Durham University since 2022. She previously held posts at the Universities of Reading, Oxford, Cambridge, Royal Holloway, and King’s College London. She has published more than thirty books, broadcasts regularly on the BBC, and acts as consultant to professional theatres including the National Theatre, the Old Vic, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She leads a campaign to increase access to classical subjects within state education. She has been awarded Honorary Doctorates by the Universities of Athens and Durham, the Erasmus Medal of the European Academy, and Honorary Citizenship of Palermo.
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