Sophocles and Alcibiades: Athenian Politics in Ancient Greek Literature

By Michael Vickers

Book Overview

Literary historians have long held the view that the plays of the Greek dramatist, Sophocles deal purely with archetypes of the heroic past and that any resemblance to contemporary events or individuals is purely coincidental. This book challenges this view.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367872242
• ISBN13: 9780367872243
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"