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Sophocles: Philoctetes

Sophocles: Philoctetes( )
Author: Sophocles,
Translator: Jebb, Sir Richard C.
Series title:Classic Commentaries Ser.
ISBN:978-1-85399-641-2
Publication Date:Jan 2004
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:Bristol Classical Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $51.95
Book Description:

This is an example of one of R.C. Jebb's editions of Sophocles' plays, originally appearing in the last years of the 19th century. He gives literary and dramatic interpretations and translations that face the Greek text.

Book Details
Pages:354
Detailed Subjects: Drama / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 0.79 Inches
Book Weight:0.98 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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