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Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Great Soul Robbery.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Wisconsin Studies in Classics SeriesPublisher: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (303 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780299282738
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Great Soul RobberyDDC classification:
  • 882/.01
LOC classification:
  • PA4413
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Map of Ancient Greece -- Introduction -- 1. The Problem of Translation -- 2. The Strong Poet: Tradition versus Originality -- 3. The Prologos (Verses 1-134) -- 4. The Parodos (Verses 135-218) -- 5. The First Episode (Verses 219-675) -- 6. The Stasimon (Verses 676-729) -- 7. The Second Episode (Verses 730-826) -- 8. The First Kommos (Verses 827-864) -- 9. The Third Episode (Verses 865-1080) -- 10. The Second Kommos (Verses 1081-1217) -- 11. The Exodos (Verses 1218-1471) -- 12. Heracles: Deus ex Machina -- Appendix: The Problem of Helenus's Prophecy and Its Relationship to Neoptolemus -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: A passionate and sensitive study that examines both text and context, situating the play within the historical and political milieu of the eclipse of Athenian power.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Map of Ancient Greece -- Introduction -- 1. The Problem of Translation -- 2. The Strong Poet: Tradition versus Originality -- 3. The Prologos (Verses 1-134) -- 4. The Parodos (Verses 135-218) -- 5. The First Episode (Verses 219-675) -- 6. The Stasimon (Verses 676-729) -- 7. The Second Episode (Verses 730-826) -- 8. The First Kommos (Verses 827-864) -- 9. The Third Episode (Verses 865-1080) -- 10. The Second Kommos (Verses 1081-1217) -- 11. The Exodos (Verses 1218-1471) -- 12. Heracles: Deus ex Machina -- Appendix: The Problem of Helenus's Prophecy and Its Relationship to Neoptolemus -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

A passionate and sensitive study that examines both text and context, situating the play within the historical and political milieu of the eclipse of Athenian power.

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