Sophocles: Philoctetes

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Sophocles'' Philoctetes is one of the most widely read Greek tragedies today but is a complex and challenging play to interpret. Its representation of Philoctetes as a sufferer of physical and emotional pain gives it remarkable power and intensity. It juxtaposes Homeric and fifth-century institutions and values, explores honor, power and expediency as principles of personal and political life, and...
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Sophocles'' Philoctetes is one of the most widely read Greek tragedies today but is a complex and challenging play to interpret. Its representation of Philoctetes as a sufferer of physical and emotional pain gives it remarkable power and intensity. It juxtaposes Homeric and fifth-century institutions and values, explores honor, power and expediency as principles of personal and political life, and...
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  • Formats: pdf
  • ISBN: 9781139898041
  • Publication Date: 12 Sept 2013
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM