Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy |
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Author:
| Goldhill, Simon |
Series title: | Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-022659-6 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy presents a revolutionary take on Sophocles' tragic language and how our understanding of tragedy is shaped by our literary past. Written by one of the best-known classicists working today, this book explores Sophocles' distinctive brilliance as a dramatist while investigating how the nineteenth-century critics developed a specific understanding of tragedy, one that has shaped our current understanding of the genre.
Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy presents a revolutionary take on Sophocles' tragic language and how our understanding of tragedy is shaped by our literary past. Written by one of the best-known classicists working today, this book explores Sophocles' distinctive brilliance as a dramatist while investigating how the nineteenth-century critics developed a specific understanding of tragedy, one that has shaped our current understanding of the genre.