Antigone. Women of Trachis. Philoctetes. Oedipus at Colonus [Greek, Ancient (To 1453)]

by Sophocles, Christian Heinrich Weise, Gottfried Heinrich Schaefer

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Ancient Athens' most successful tragedian.

Sophocles (497/6-406 BC), with Aeschylus and Euripides, was one of the three great tragic poets of Athens, and is considered one of the world's greatest poets. The subjects of his plays were drawn from mythology and legend. Each play contains at least one heroic figure, a character whose strength, courage, or intelligence exceeds the human norm--but who also has more than ordinary pride and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:Greek, Ancient (To 1453)

ISBN:0674995589

ISBN13:9780674995581

Release Date:January 1994

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:608 Pages

Weight:0.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 4.5" x 6.7"

Related Subjects

Ancient & Classical Literature Classical & Early Drama Greek Greek & Roman Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Medieval Movements & Periods

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