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Sophocles and the language of tragedy

Simon Goldhill · 2012

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This title presents a revolutionary take on Sophocles' tragic language and how our understanding of tragedy is shaped by our literary past. The book explores Sophocles' distinctive brilliance as a dramatist while investigating how the 19th-century critics developed a specific understanding of tragedy.

Book details

Year
2012
Language
English
Series
The Onassis series in Hellenic culture
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Editions
1
Pages
296
ISBN
9780199796274

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