Sophoclesu Tragic World: Divinity, Nature, Society

by Charles Segal

Book Overview

Much has been written about the heroic figures of Sophocles' powerful dramas. Now Charles Segal focuses our attention not on individual heroes and heroines, but on the world that inspired and motivated their actions--a universe of family, city, nature, and the supernatural. He shows how these ancient masterpieces offer insight into the abiding question of tragedy: how one can make sense of a world that involves so much apparently meaningless violence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674821017
• ISBN13: 9780674821019
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"