Sophocles : a study of his theater in its political and social context / Jacques Jouanna ; translate...
Sophocles : a study of his theater in its political and social context / Jacques Jouanna ; translate...
Sophocles : a study of his theater in its political and social context / Jacques Jouanna ; translated by Steven Rendall.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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G 2019/5460
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Language
English
French
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Physical Description
Physical content
883 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Sophocles the Athenian -- Prelude: a snapshot of Sophocles -- The young Sophocles -- Sophocles the politician -- Sophocles the religious man -- Sophocles and Dionysus: the theatrical career -- Happy Sophocles -- Sophocles the tragic poet -- Prelude: a tragic disaster -- The mythic imagination -- Spa...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Here, for the first time in English, is celebrated French classicist Jacques Jouanna's magisterial account of the life and work of Sophocles. Exhaustive and authoritative, this acclaimed book combines biography and detailed studies of Sophocles' plays, all set in the rich context of classical Greek tragedy and the political, social, religious, and...
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Full title
Sophocles : a study of his theater in its political and social context / Jacques Jouanna ; translated by Steven Rendall.
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Translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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G 2019/5460
Record Identifier
74VKa2dOqZXg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa2dOqZXg
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ISBN
0691172072 hardcover alkaline paper
9780691172071 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
882.01
MMS ID
991024274016002626
