Sophocles & Language of Tragedy Olhc C

by Simon Goldhill

Book Overview

Written by one of the best-known interpreters of classical literature today, Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy presents a revolutionary take on the work of this great classical playwright and on how our understanding of tragedy has been shaped by our literary past. Simon Goldhill sheds new light on Sophocles' distinctive brilliance as a dramatist, illuminating such aspects of his work as his manipulation of irony, his construction of dialogue,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199796270
• ISBN13: 9780199796274
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"