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Sophocles and the Greek Tragic Tradition
Simon Goldhill
Sophocles and the Greek Tragic Tradition
Simon Goldhill
This book contains essays by international experts on Sophocles, asking why he matters, and why he is still read and performed today. His seven surviving tragedies are discussed from a variety of perspectives. A picture emerges of Sophocles' place at the foundations of the tragic tradition and in its perpetual refashioning and renewal.
354 pages, 2 b/w illus.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 26, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780521887854 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 354 |
Dimensions | 237 × 159 × 27 mm · 654 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Goldhill, Simon (University of Cambridge) |
Editor | Hall, Edith (Royal Holloway, University of London) |
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