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OverviewLove and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure, faced with a test of will and character, risking obloquy and death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone and Electra both have a woman as their intransigent 'hero' . Antigone dies rather neglect her duty to her family, Oedipus' determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest and parricide, and Electra's unremitting anger at her mother and her lover keeps her in servitude and despair. These vivid translations combine elegance and modernity, and are remarkable for their lucidity and accuracy. This book is intended for students of all college levels in drama, classics, comparative literature, theatre studies. A-level `Classical Civilization' students. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sophocles , Edith Hall , H. D. F. KittoPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford Paperbacks Dimensions: Width: 11.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 18.00cm Weight: 0.125kg ISBN: 9780192829221ISBN 10: 019282922 Pages: 182 Publication Date: 01 March 1994 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Secondary , A / AS level Replaced By: 9780192835888 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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