| Description |
176 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The Greenhaven Press literary companion to world authors |
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Greenhaven Press literary companion to world authors.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-170) and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Sophocles the dramatist -- 1. Sophocles' use of mythology / C.M. Bowra -- 2. Sophocles' mastery of character development / Werner Jaeger -- 3. Sophocles' moral themes / Robert D. Murray Jr. -- 4. Comparing Sophocles to Aeschylus / Edith Hamilton -- 5. How Sophocles viewed and portrayed the gods / Herbert J. Muller -- 6. In Sophoclean tragedy, humans create their own fate / Frank B. Jevons -- 7. Sophocles' invention of third actor widened the scope of drama / H.D.F. Kitto -- 8. Sophocles' many uses of the chorus / G.M. Kirkwood -- 9. Sophocles' comic relief : the satyr plays / William Nickerson Bates -- ch. 2. Oedipus the king -- 1. The Oedipus legend / Bernard M.W. Know -- 2. An overview of Oedipus the king / Sheldon Cheney -- 3. Oedipus endures the test of time / Charles R. Walker -- 4. A great translator's reflections on Oedipus the king / Gilbert Murray -- 5. The Oedipus complex : a theory under fire / Bruce Bower -- ch. 3. Producing Sophocles' plays -- 1. Ajax : lonely hero of a bygone age / Bernard M.W. Knox -- 2. Sophocles is interpreted in Black gospel music / Mimi Kramer -- 3. An opera version of Oedipus the king / Arthur Holmberg -- 4. Sophocles on film / Jon Solomon -- 5. Oedipus at Colonus is a statement of hope / Robert Fitzgerald -- Appendix A. The origins of theater -- Appendix B. Greek theatrical production -- Chronology -- Surviving plays of Sophocles. |
| Subject |
Sophocles -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Mythology, Greek, in literature.
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Tragedy.
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| Added Author |
Nardo, Don, 1947-
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| Added Title |
Sophocles |
| ISBN |
1565105818 paperback alkaline paper |
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1565105826 library binding alkaline paper |
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