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Sophocles

By Jon Hesk

Sophocles Contemporary literature

Sophocles

By Jon Hesk

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Sophocles' Ajax is one of the most disturbing and powerful surviving ancient tragedies. But it is also difficult to understand and interpret. What are we to make of its protagonist's extremism? Does Ajax deserve the isolation and divine punishment he experiences? Why is his state of mind so difficult to determine? Jon Hesk offers answers to these and many other questions by drawing together the very latest critical work on the play, and introduces the reader to key frames for its interpretation, including Sophoclean heroism, language and form, Homeric intertextuality, Athens''masculinist' culture and the post-classical, contemporary reception of Ajax.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2003-12-19
Publication Date:
2003-12-19
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0715630474
ISBN13:
9780715630471
Weight:
271 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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