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A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles.

  • First collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyr-play, the Ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies
  • Features new essays on Sophoclean drama that go well beyond the current state of scholarship on Sophocles
  • Presents readings that historicize Sophocles in relation to the social, cultural, and intellectual world of fifth century Athens
  • Seeks to place later interpretations and adaptations of Sophocles in their historical context
  • Includes essays dedicated to issues of gender and sexuality; significant moments in the history of interpreting Sophocles; and reception of Sophocles by both ancient and modern playwrights

A Companion to Sophocles

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 08/05/2015
    ISBN13: 9781119025535, 978-1119025535
    ISBN10: 1119025532

    Number of Pages: 624

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles.

    • First collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyr-play, the Ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies
    • Features new essays on Sophoclean drama that go well beyond the current state of scholarship on Sophocles
    • Presents readings that historicize Sophocles in relation to the social, cultural, and intellectual world of fifth century Athens
    • Seeks to place later interpretations and adaptations of Sophocles in their historical context
    • Includes essays dedicated to issues of gender and sexuality; significant moments in the history of interpreting Sophocles; and reception of Sophocles by both ancient and modern playwrights

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