Late Sophocles
The Hero’s Evolution in Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus
$160.28
- Hardcover
162 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2015
Summary
Only a few plays by Sophocles—one of the great tragic playwrights from Classical Athens—have survived, and each of them dramatizes events from the rich store of myths that framed literature and art. Sophocles’ treatment evokes issues that were vividly contemporary for Athenian audiences of the Periclean age: How could the Athenians incorporate older, aristocratic ideas about human excellence into their new democratic society? Could citizens learn to be morally excellent, or were these qual…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780472119561 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0472119567 |
| Author: | Thomas Van Nortwick |
| Publisher: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Imprint: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 162 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“Late Sophocles leads the reader through the last phase of the dramatist’s art with sound and reliable judgement, illuminating three great tragedies sensitively.” –N J Sewell-Rutter, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
– N J Sewell-Rutter * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *“The author provides a most satisfying discussion of Sophocles’ struggle…” –Patricia A. Johnston, CJ-Online
– Patricia A. Johnston * CJ-Online *“This short, clear and elegantly-written study considers how ‘the Sophoclean tragic hero—lonely, defiant, and self-destructive—undergoes a crucial transformation in the last three plays’.” –Classics for All
– David Stuttard * Classics for All *About The Author
Thomas Van Nortwick
Thomas Van Nortwick is Nathan A. Greenberg Professor of Classics, Oberlin College.
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