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Jacques Jouanna Sophocles (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- Sophocles
- Publication Name
- Sophocles : a Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context
- Title
- Sophocles
- Subtitle
- A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context
- Translator
- Steven Rendall
- Contributor
- Steven Rendall (Translated by)
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0691172072
- EAN
- 9780691172071
- ISBN
- 9780691172071
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Literary Criticism
- Release Year
- 2018
- Release Date
- 14/08/2018
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 2.1in
- Item Length
- 9.7in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 49.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 896 Pages
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Here, for the first time in English, is celebrated French classicist Jacques Jouanna's magisterial account of the life and work of Sophocles. Exhaustive and authoritative, this acclaimed book combines biography and detailed studies of Sophocles' plays, all set in the rich context of classical Greek tragedy and the political, social, religious, and cultural world of Athens's greatest age, the fifth century. Sophocles was the commanding figure of his day. The author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone , he was not only the leading dramatist but also a distinguished politician, military commander, and religious figure. And yet the evidence about his life has, until now, been fragmentary. Reconstructing a lost literary world, Jouanna has finally assembled all the available information, culled from inscriptions, archaeological evidence, and later sources. He also offers a huge range of new interpretations, from his emphasis on the significance of Sophocles' political and military offices (previously often seen as honorary) to his analysis of Sophocles' plays in the mythic and literary context of fifth-century drama. Written for scholars, students, and general readers, this book will interest anyone who wants to know more about Greek drama in general and Sophocles in particular. With an extensive bibliography and useful summaries not only of Sophocles' extant plays but also, uniquely, of the fragments of plays that have been partially lost, it will be a standard reference in classical studies for years to come.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691172072
ISBN-13
9780691172071
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239715760
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Sophocles : a Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
896 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
2.1in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
49.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pa4417.J6913 2018
Reviews
"A formidable achievement that will stand as a definitive landmark. Virtually encyclopedic in its coverage, the book demonstrates magisterial control of the texts and their contexts." --Froma Zeitlin, Princeton University, Praise for the French edition: "A formidable achievement that will stand as a definitive landmark. Virtually encyclopedic in its coverage, the book demonstrates magisterial control of the texts and their contexts." --Froma Zeitlin, Princeton University, Praise for the French edition: "A milestone. . . . This undertaking is by far the most rich and the most learned which exists today on this subject. . . . For educated readers and classicists who wish to learn about Sophocles and Greek tragedy, it offers an exceptional panorama, which combines the pleasure of reading with flawless scholarship. For specialists, it offers a new methodological approach, set in historical perspective . . . It will no longer be possible to study Sophocles or Greek tragedy without referring to this work by Jouanna." --Laurent Pernot, Journal of Hellenic Studies Review, "A milestone. . . . This undertaking is by far the most rich and the most learned which exists today on this subject. . . . For educated readers and classicists who wish to learn about Sophocles and Greek tragedy, it offers an exceptional panorama, which combines the pleasure of reading with flawless scholarship. For specialists, it offers a new methodological approach, set in historical perspective. . . . It will no longer be possible to study Sophocles or Greek tragedy without referring to this work by Jouanna." --Laurent Pernot, Journal of Hellenic Studies, Praise for the French edition: "Everyone, from students to dedicated fans, will find something to interest them in this learned and wide-ranging book. Jouanna's discussions of whole plays and of individual scenes are invariably thorough, balanced, sensitive, and stimulating; they are also based on scrupulous examination of the sources, backed up by impeccable scholarship. Undergraduates in particular will find this book a valuable resource, since it provides an excellent introduction not just to Sophocles but to fifth-century theatre in general." --Matthew Wright, Classical Review, "Everyone, from students to dedicated fans, will find something to interest them in this learned and wide-ranging book. Jouanna's discussions of whole plays and of individual scenes are invariably thorough, balanced, sensitive, and stimulating; they are also based on scrupulous examination of the sources, backed up by impeccable scholarship. Undergraduates in particular will find this book a valuable resource, since it provides an excellent introduction not just to Sophocles but to fifth-century theatre in general." --Matthew Wright, Classical Review, " Regardless of its entanglements with democratic culture, Greek tragedy remains a nebulous, shimmering planet just barely visible to the naked human eye. Immense imagination and enormous erudition seem requisite to approaching the greatness and complexity of Sophocles' oeuvre. Jouanna has advanced the world's understanding closer to this elusive goal. " ---Joel Aiden Schlosser, Polis, The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought (AGPT), "[Jouanna's} book will give both classicists and general readers hours of pleasure. It is encyclopaedic, detailed, fascinating, readable and tremendous value for money." ---Marion Gibbs, Classics for All
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Drama, Ancient / Greece, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient & Classical
Lccn
2017-036423
Genre
Literary Criticism, History, Philosophy
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