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Sophocles: Fragmentary Plays I - (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts) by David Fitzpatrick & Thomas Talboy (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The Athenian tragic dramatist Sophocles wrote over 120 plays in his sixty-year career, of which only seven have survived complete.
- Author(s): David Fitzpatrick & Thomas Talboy
- 317 Pages
- Literary Collections, Ancient & Classical
- Series Name: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
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The Athenian tragic dramatist Sophocles wrote over 120 plays in his sixty-year career, of which only seven have survived complete. This volume presents what is known, or can be inferred or conjectured, about half a dozen plays known to us only from quotations, indirect references, and occasionally a papyrus.Book Synopsis
The Athenian tragic dramatist Sophocles wrote over 120 plays in his sixty-year career, of which only seven have survived complete. This volume presents what is known, or can be inferred or conjectured, about half a dozen plays known to us only from quotations, indirect references, and occasionally a papyrus. The selection includes four plays about the Trojan War and its aftermath, all concerned with Achilles or his son Neoptolemus (The Diners, Troilus, Polyxene, and Hermione), and two presenting episodes from Athenian legend (Tereus and Phaedra). The editors have taken a special interest in the history of the myths that Sophocles dramatised and the often startling modifications he made to them; several of the plays also throw important light on parallel dramas of Euripides such as Hippolytus, Andromache, and Hecuba. A second volume of Fragmentary Plays is now available. Greek text with facing-page translation.Review Quotes
warmly recommended to all fans of Sophocles, or more widely, to all fans of Greek drama.'
Dimensions (Overall): 8.32 Inches (H) x 5.89 Inches (W) x .97 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.05 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Sub-Genre: Ancient & Classical
Genre: Literary Collections
Number of Pages: 317
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: David Fitzpatrick & Thomas Talboy
Language: English
Street Date: August 25, 2006
TCIN: 94024824
UPC: 9780856687662
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-7237
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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