This stimulating, slim volume works well both as an introduction to the seven tragedies and as a series of sharp, generous readings.<br /><b><i>Plays International Magazine</i>, December/January 2008/9</b><br />

'The Tragedies of Sophocles' provides a useful reference for both pupils and teachers studying the works of this tragedian. The writing style is lucid and accessible and sweeps the reader along in an enthusiastic examination of Sophocles’ purpose and message
it is a quick, yet informative read. [...] the very useful discussion of the individual plays makes this a worthwhile and valuable book, and I would wholeheartedly recommend it for both teachers and pupils.<br /><b><i>Journal of Classics Teaching</i>, 17, Summer 2009</b><br />

D’une Ă©criture claire et concise, il est aisĂ©ment accessible aux non-spĂ©cialistes et ne suppose pas d’ĂȘtre initiĂ© Ă  la langue grecque. Quant aux connoisseurs, ils apprĂ©cieront que soient posĂ©es les bonnes questions.<br /><b><i>L’AntiquitĂ© Classique</i>, 79</b><br />

This book provides separate discussions of each of Sophocles’ seven plays: Ajax, Women of Trachis, Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. It sets these between an essay that outlines modern approaches to Greek tragedy and a final chapter that spotlights a key moment in the reception of each work. Focusing on the tragedies’ dramatic power and the challenges with which they confront an audience, Morwood refuses to confine them within a supposedly Sophoclean template. They are seven unique works, only alike in the fact that they are all major masterpieces.Focusing on the tragedies’ dramatic power and the challenges with which they confront an audience, Morwood refuses to confine them within a supposedly Sophoclean template. They are seven unique works, only alike in the fact that they are all major masterpieces.
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They are seven unique works, only alike in the fact that they are all major masterpieces.Focusing on the tragedies’ dramatic power and the challenges with which they confront an audience, Morwood refuses to confine them within a supposedly Sophoclean template.
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Preface1. Taking bearings2. 'Ajax'3. 'Women of Trachis'4 'Antigone'5. 'Oedipus the King'6. 'Electra'7. 'Philoctetes'8. 'Oedipus at Colonus'9. Afterlife'Ajax': the first Cambridge Greek playMartin Crimp’s 'Cruel and Tender'Jean Anouilh’s 'Antigone'Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 'Edipo Re'The Strauss / Hofmannsthal 'Elektra'Seamus Heaney’s 'The Cure at Troy''Oedipus at Colonus' and 'Samson Agonistes'NotesSuggestions for further reading and bibliographyGlossaryIndex
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Greece and Rome Live provides succinct overviews of key aspects and figures of the ancient world that are not only up to date introductions but also demonstrate that the legacy of Greece and Rome has both relevance and resonance in our world today.
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ISBN
9781904675723
Publisert
2008-05-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Bristol Phoenix Press
HĂžyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
AldersnivÄ
UU, 05
SprÄk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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†James Morwood was Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford. Among his numerous publications are translations of eleven plays by Euripides in the Oxford World’s Classics series and 'The Plays of Euripides' (Bristol Classical Press, 2002).