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Overview"Thought to be Sophocles' earliest surviving play, Ajax is a study in archaic values. After the death of Achilles, Telamonian Ajax stands above the other Greeks as the greatest warrior, but the Greek chiefs award Achilles' armour to the wily Odysseus. Stung by this dishonour, Ajax, ""our dread lord of rugged might, now lies stricken with a storm that darkens the soul,"" and the play moves to its gut-wrenching climax with all the fatalism of the best Greek tragedy. In prizing honour above all and repaying insult with bloody vengeance, the character of Ajax becomes the pattern of archaic man, just as Odysseus becomes the pattern of the new man of Greece-cunning, clever, silver-tongued-with the choice of the Greeks revealing something of the new values that were to prevail in the classical age. Sophocles' work is second to none, not even to Homer, in holding up the shame culture that so characterizes traditional social orders." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard C Jebb Sophocles , Richard C JebbPublisher: Imperium Press Imprint: Imperium Press Dimensions: Width: 10.80cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.082kg ISBN: 9781922602312ISBN 10: 1922602310 Pages: 92 Publication Date: 15 February 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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