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Sophocles: Philoctetes
R. G. . Ed(S): Ussher
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Description for Sophocles: Philoctetes
Paperback. Editor(s): Ussher, R. G. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Philoctetes is a tragedy of surpassing human interest. It is played out almost entirely between a man and a boy, the former embittered by years of lonely exile, the second torn between duty and ambition and the instinct of an innately noble nature. Their changing relationships are portrayed against a background of terrible suffering and mean intrigue. The commentary, which is based on the translation, elucidates the action. The Introduction offers an analysis of the play, with notes on its background and manuscript tradition. Comments on staging are mainly in the end-notes, as this edition gives primary importance to the ... Read more
Philoctetes is a tragedy of surpassing human interest. It is played out almost entirely between a man and a boy, the former embittered by years of lonely exile, the second torn between duty and ambition and the instinct of an innately noble nature. Their changing relationships are portrayed against a background of terrible suffering and mean intrigue. The commentary, which is based on the translation, elucidates the action. The Introduction offers an analysis of the play, with notes on its background and manuscript tradition. Comments on staging are mainly in the end-notes, as this edition gives primary importance to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856684609
SKU
V9780856684609
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About R. G. . Ed(S): Ussher
†Robert Ussher was former Hughes Professor of Classics at the University of Adelaide.
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