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1 online resource (xiii, 282 pages) : map. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Wisconsin studies in classics
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Wisconsin studies in classics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Norman Austin brings both keen insight and a life-long engagement with his subject to this study of Sophocles' late tragedy Philoctetes, a fifth-century BCE play adapted from an infamous incident during the Trojan War. In Sophocles' "Philoctetes" and the Great Soul Robbery, Austin examines the rich layers of text as well as context, situating the play within the historical and political milieu of the eclipse of Athenian power. He presents a study at once of interest to the classical scholar and accessible to the general reader. Though the play, written near the end of Sophocles' career, is not as familiar to modern audiences as his Theban plays, Philoctetes grapples with issues-social, psychological, and spiritual-that remain as much a part of our lives today as they were for their original Athenian audience. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sophocles. Philoctetes.
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Philoctetes (Mythological character) -- In literature.
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Sophocles. |
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Philoctetes, Mythological character. |
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Philoctetes (Mythological character) |
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Trojan War |
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Philoctetes (Sophocles) |
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Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism.
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Greek drama (Tragedy) |
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Trojan War -- Literature and the war.
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Trojan War. |
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Troy (Extinct city) -- In literature.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Austin, Norman. Sophocles' Philoctetes and the great soul robbery. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2011 9780299282745 (DLC) 2010044623 (OCoLC)671573421 |
| ISBN |
9780299282738 (electronic book) |
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0299282732 (electronic book) |
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1283244411 |
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9781283244411 |
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9780299282745 |
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0299282740 |
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