Four Tragedies: Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes
Meineck and Woodruff's new annotated translations of Sophocles' Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philoctetes combine the same standards of accuracy, concision, clarity, and powerful speech that have so often made their Theban Plays a source of epiphany in the classroom and of understanding in...
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Meineck and Woodruff's new annotated translations of Sophocles' Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philoctetes combine the same standards of accuracy, concision, clarity, and powerful speech that have so often made their Theban Plays a source of epiphany in the classroom and of understanding in the theatre. Woodruff's Introduction offers a brisk and stimulating discussion of central themes in Sophoclean drama, the life of the playwright, staging issues, and each of the four featured plays.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780872207639 (0872207633)
ASIN: 872207633
Publish date: September 7th 2007
Publisher: Hackett Pub Co
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: The Complete Greek Tragedies: U of Chicago Press