The translation incorporated into the commentary ensures that the book will be accessible to all readers interested in what is arguably the greatest Greek tragedy of all.
This volume sets the play in the contexts of its mythical background, its performance, its relation to contemporary culture and thought, and its rich reception history.
Full-scale 2007 commentary on a revised Greek text, with original metrical analyses of the lyrical sections.
L. Edmunds, Theatrical Space and Historical Place in Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, Lanham, 1996, 191 pp. E. Garcia Novo, Estructura composicional de Edipo en Colono, Madrid, Universidad Complutense, 1978, 304 pp.
Theatrical space and historical place in Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. A traditional discussion of the historical background combined with a highly theorized discussion in terms of metatheatricality ...
This edition of Oedipus Tyrannus is abridged from the full edition and differs mainly in the omission of an English translation. It contains an introduction, the Greek text and commentary...
This volume traces Sophocles' paradigmatic ancient tragedy from its first appearance on the stage in the fifth century BC to present day productions.
Oedipus Tyrannus by the great tragedian Sophocles is one of the most famous works of ancient Greek literature.
This 2007 edition, the first full-scale commentary on any play of Sophocles since the nineteenth century, explores afresh long-standing controversies such as the moral status of the killing of Clytemnestra, while also investigating many ...
In this edition of Sophocles' Electra, one of the greatest tragedies in Greek or any literature, Mr Keels presents the play as a study in revenge, but in a subtle...
Sophocles' Electra deals with the famous story of Orestes' vengeance on his mother Clytemnestra for her murder of his father Agamemnon.
Sophocles: Electra
This book discusses whether the matricide is a just and final act of violence, or whether Sophocles ironically implies that it is more problematic than it seems.
The most famous of Sophocles's tragedies are those concerning Oedipus and Antigone: these are often known as the Theban Plays or The Oedipus Cycle, although each play was actually a part of a different trilogy, the other members of which ...
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments
Collects the full texts of Sophocles' seven ancient Greek plays, including updated translations of "Oedipus the King," "Antigone," and "The Women of Trachis," as well as stage directions and prefaces to each play.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.