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“Austin’s passionate reading will be of interest to anyone who engages seriously with this challenging work.”- Deborah Lyons, Miami University;

“In this passionate and original reading of one of the greatest (but less known) of Greek tragedies, Norman Austin guides us through Sophocles’ drama scene by scene and sometimes line by line. Whether for the student of classics, religion, philosophy, psychology, medicine, or culture, there are revelations and reverberations everywhere. Austin’s knowledge is profound and his enthusiasm is contagious.”- Rachel Hadas, editor of The Greek Poets: Homer to the Present;

“A generous work of literary criticism and an exceptional contribution to the ongoing study of what is perhaps the most perplexing of Greek tragedies.”- Susan A. Curry, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Sophocles Philoctetes and the Great Soul Robbery

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/30/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299282745, 978-0299282745
      ISBN10: 0299282740

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “Austin’s passionate reading will be of interest to anyone who engages seriously with this challenging work.”- Deborah Lyons, Miami University;

      “In this passionate and original reading of one of the greatest (but less known) of Greek tragedies, Norman Austin guides us through Sophocles’ drama scene by scene and sometimes line by line. Whether for the student of classics, religion, philosophy, psychology, medicine, or culture, there are revelations and reverberations everywhere. Austin’s knowledge is profound and his enthusiasm is contagious.”- Rachel Hadas, editor of The Greek Poets: Homer to the Present;

      “A generous work of literary criticism and an exceptional contribution to the ongoing study of what is perhaps the most perplexing of Greek tragedies.”- Susan A. Curry, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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