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Sophocles Plays 2: Ajax; Women of Trachis; Electra; Philoctetes
Contributor(s): Sophocles (Author), Walton, J. Michael (Editor), McLeish, Kenneth (Translator)

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 ISBN: 0413628809     ISBN-13: 9780413628800
Publisher: Methuen Drama
OUR PRICE: $21.80  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2009
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Annotation: These exciting, agonizing plays about the nature of tragedy and the human capacity to endure emotional and physical suffering are presented in sharp, lucid translations.

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BISAC Categories:
- Education
- Drama
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 16-19
Grade Level: 11-14
Series: Classical Dramatists
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.36" W x 7.01" L (0.31 lbs) 226 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Sophocles' greatest plays reissued in the new Classical Greek Dramatists series. Introduced by series editor J Michael Walton


Includes the surviving complete plays: Ajax which plots the downfall of Odysseus's greatest Trojan enemy - who slaughters a whole herd of cattle before killing himself; Women of Trachis in which the seemingly docile Deianira prepares a lethal homecoming for her womanising husband Heracles; in Electra the son and daughter of the ill-starred Agamemnon plan their revenge on their usurping stepfather and mother and finally Philoctetes in which Sophocles brilliantly explores the themes of pain, love and the betrayal of trust.

Contributor Bio(s): Sophocles: - Sophocles (est. 497-406 B.C.E.) was a celebrated Greek playwright who won more drama competitions than Aeschylus and Euripides combined. He is known for his advancements in character development and for adding a third character to his plays, relying less on the chorus. Though he wrote over 120 plays, only seven remain today, the most famous of which are Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
 
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