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Sophocles The Complete Plays of Sophocles (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Complete Plays of SophoclesCondition: NewEAN: 9780062020345ISBN: 9780062020345Publisher: HarperPerennialFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/20/2011Item Height: 203mmItem Length: 135mmItem Width: 36mmItem Weight: 717gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: A New TranslationISBN-10: 006202034XDescription: Sophocles was the dominant Athenian playwright of the fifth century BCE. His best-known work, the three-play "Oedipus cycle" ("Oedipus the King", "Oedipus at Kolonos", and "Antigone"), traces three generations of a family ravaged by the inscrutably vindictive god Apollo, who manipulates his victims into committing unforgivable acts of incest, patricide, and kin murder. In "Elektra and the Women of Trakhis" Sophocles portrays two women who act righteously to save themselves and support those they love, yet do so in ways that betray and diminish their own humanity. In his less familiar but riveting war-zone dramas, "Philoktetes" and "Aias", Sophocles works through the political and moral crises of war-weary, traumatized soldiers-a fact of life not only for the Trojan War-era protagonists of these plays but for war veterans and their families in Sophocles' Athens. All are caught up in situations we recognize - including the feeling of being played by powers beyond our control. The effectiveness and timeliness of Sophocles' dramas depend on translations such as these to resonate, intellectually and emotionally, with a contemporary audience.For a new generation entering the turbulent arena of ancient Greek drama, translators Robert Bagg and James Scully have produced a vivid, dynamic, and eminently readable translation in "The Complete Plays of Sophocles".Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Poetry & DramaAuthor: SophoclesRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Publication Name: The Complete Plays of Sophocles

Title: The Complete Plays of Sophocles

EAN: 9780062020345

ISBN: 9780062020345

Release Date: 08/20/2011

Release Year: 2011

Subtitle: A New Translation

ISBN-10: 006202034X

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Book Title: Complete Plays of Sophocles : a New Translation

Number of Pages: 880 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: HarperCollins

Item Height: 1.5 in

Publication Year: 2011

Topic: General, Ancient & Classical

Genre: Drama, Fiction

Item Weight: 25.1 Oz

Author: Sophocles

Item Length: 5.2 in

Item Width: 8 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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