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Subject(s)

• Greek drama (Tragedy)—History and criticism [Browse]
• Philoctetes (Greek mythology)--in literature [Browse]
• Trojan War—Literature and the war [Browse]
• Troy (Extinct city)—In literature [Browse]
• Sophocles—Philoctetes [Browse]

Series

Wisconsin studies in classics. [More in this series]

Summary note

A passionate and sensitive study that examines both text and context, situating the play within the historical and political milieu of the eclipse of Athenian power.

Notes

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Intro
• Contents
• Preface
• Map of Ancient Greece
• Introduction
• 1. The Problem of Translation
• 2. The Strong Poet: Tradition versus Originality
• 3. The Prologos (Verses 1-134)
• 4. The Parodos (Verses 135-218)
• 5. The First Episode (Verses 219-675)
• 6. The Stasimon (Verses 676-729)
• 7. The Second Episode (Verses 730-826)
• 8. The First Kommos (Verses 827-864)
• 9. The Third Episode (Verses 865-1080)
• 10. The Second Kommos (Verses 1081-1217)
• 11. The Exodos (Verses 1218-1471)
• 12. Heracles: Deus ex Machina
• Appendix: The Problem of Helenus's Prophecy and Its Relationship to Neoptolemus
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.

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ISBN

• 1-283-24441-1
• 9786613244413
• 0-299-28273-2

OCLC

• 742369712
• 927483596

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