| Sophocles and the Greek Tragic Tradition Contributor(s): Goldhill, Simon (Editor), Hall, Edith (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107404045 ISBN-13: 9781107404045 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Drama | Ancient & Classical - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 354 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book contains thirteen essays by senior international experts on Greek tragedy looking at Sophocles' dramas. They reassess their crucial role in the creation of the tragic repertoire, in the idea of the tragic canon in antiquity, and in the making and infinite re-creation of the tragic tradition in the Renaissance and beyond. The introduction looks at the paradigm shifts during the twentieth century in the theory and practice of Greek theatre, in order to gain a perspective on the current state of play in Sophoclean studies. The following three sections explore respectively the way that Sophocles' tragedies provoked and educated their original Athenian democratic audience, the language, structure and lasting impact of his Oedipus plays, and the centrality of his oeuvre in the development of the tragic tradition in Aeschylus, Euripides, ancient philosophical theory, fourth-century tragedy and Shakespeare. |