Sophocles: Fragments

Sophocles: Fragments

Author: Sophocles

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780674995321

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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.


The Papyrus Fragments of Sophocles

The Papyrus Fragments of Sophocles

Author: Richard Carden

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-09-27

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 3110845881

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The series publishes important new editions of and commentaries on texts from Greco-Roman antiquity, especially annotated editions of texts surviving only in fragments. Due to its programmatically wide range the series provides an essential basis for the study of ancient literature.


The Fragments of Sophocles

The Fragments of Sophocles

Author: Richard Claverhouse Jebb

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1108009867

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The first volume of Jebb's edition of the fragments of Sophocles, completed after his death by Headlam and Pearson and published in 1917, contains a general introduction and the text of the fragments from 'Athamas' to 'Ichneutae', presented in Greek alphabetical order, together with a commentary.


A Companion to Sophocles

A Companion to Sophocles

Author: Kirk Ormand

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 1119025532

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A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles. First collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyr-play, the Ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies Features new essays on Sophoclean drama that go well beyond the current state of scholarship on Sophocles Presents readings that historicize Sophocles in relation to the social, cultural, and intellectual world of fifth century Athens Seeks to place later interpretations and adaptations of Sophocles in their historical context Includes essays dedicated to issues of gender and sexuality; significant moments in the history of interpreting Sophocles; and reception of Sophocles by both ancient and modern playwrights


Sophocles: Ajax

Sophocles: Ajax

Author: Sophocles

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages: 1007

ISBN-13: 1139504657

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Sophocles' Ajax describes the fall of a mighty warrior denied the honour which he believed was his due. This edition of the play presents a text and critical apparatus which take full advantage of advances in our understanding of Sophoclean manuscripts and scholarship. The introduction and commentary scrutinise all important aspects of the drama - from detailed analysis of style, language, and metre to consideration of wider issues such as ethics, rhetoric, and characterisation. Notorious dramaturgical problems, including the staging of Ajax's suicide, receive particular attention; so too do questions of literary history, such as the date of the play and Sophocles' creative interaction with previous accounts of the myth. The translation which accompanies the commentary ensures that this edition will be accessible to Hellenists of all levels of experience, as well as to readers with a general interest in the history of drama.