Mocked with Death Tragic Overliving from Sophocles to Milton |
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| Author:
| Wilson, Emily R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-7964-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $58.00 |
Book Description:
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In Paradise Lost, Adam asks, 'Why do I overlive?' Adam's anguished question is the basis for a critical analysis of living too long as a neglected but central theme in Western tragic literature. Emily Wilson examines this experience in works by Milton and by four of his literary predecessors: Sophocles, Euripides, Seneca, and Shakespeare. Each of ......
In Paradise Lost, Adam asks, 'Why do I overlive?' Adam's anguished question is the basis for a critical analysis of living too long as a neglected but central theme in Western tragic literature. Emily Wilson examines this experience in works by Milton and by four of his literary predecessors: Sophocles, Euripides, Seneca, and Shakespeare. Each of ......