Ajax. Electra. Oedipus Tyrannus |
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| Author:
| Sophocles, |
| Edited and Translated by:
| Lloyd-Jones, Hugh |
| Series title: | Loeb Classical Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-99557-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1994 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Sophocles (497/6-406 BC), considered one of the world's greatest poets, forged tragedy from the heroic excess of myth and legend. Seven complete plays are extant, including Oedipus Tyrannus, Ajax, Antigone, and Philoctetes. Among many fragments that also survive is a substantial portion of the satyr play The Searchers.
Sophocles (497/6-406 BC), considered one of the world's greatest poets, forged tragedy from the heroic excess of myth and legend. Seven complete plays are extant, including Oedipus Tyrannus, Ajax, Antigone, and Philoctetes. Among many fragments that also survive is a substantial portion of the satyr play The Searchers.