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Sophocles

Trachiniae

Sophocles( )
Author: Sophocles,
Editor: Easterling, P. E.
Contribution by: Easterling, P. E.
Hardie, Philip
Hunter, Richard
Kenney, E. J.
Series title:Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-28776-0
Publication Date:Oct 1982
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $42.99
Book Description:

This book is, in the editor's words, 'a subtle and sophisticated play about primitive emotions'. Making full use of recent Sphoclean scholarship, Mrs Easterling attempts in her Introduction a detailed literary analysis of Trachiniae, helping the reader to understand better its intricate structure, the treatment of Deianira and Heracles, and the meaning of the final scenes.

Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Drama / European / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.953 x 7.917 x 0.702 Inches
Book Weight:0.704 Pounds
Author Biography
Sophocles (Author)
Sophocles was born around 496 B.C. in Colonus (near Athens), Greece. In 480, he was selected to lead the paean (choral chant to a god) celebrating the decisive Greek sea victory over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis. He served as a treasurer and general for Athens when it was expanding its empire and influence. He wrote approximately 123 plays including Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. His last recorded act was to lead a chorus in public mourning for Euripides. He died in 406 B. C.

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