{"product_id":"sophocles-an-interpretation-paperback-9780521296847","title":"Sophocles: An Interpretation (Paperback) 9780521296847","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSophocles: An Interpretation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor Winnington-Ingram interprets seven extant tragedies of Sophocles and explores his tragic vision of the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. P. Winnington-Ingram (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521296847, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 February 1980\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this interpretation of the seven extant tragedies of Sophocles, Professor Winnington-Ingram provides not so much a straightforward account of Sophocles as an exploration of his tragic vision of the world. The Sophoclean 'hero' lies at the centre of this vision. Taking the plays individually but without losing sight of the single consistent mind behind them, the author faces the questions of how the hero is to be regarded, what we are to make of the fates he suffered and the divine powers who controlled those fates. He proceeds by a detailed study of what Sophocles wrote, by close attention to form and recurrent themes, and especially by close analysis of a number of choral odes. Students of Greek drama will find that this detailed study provides invaluable insights into the meaning of the tragedies. Greek in the text is translated or paraphrased, so that the book will also be of interest to students of the literature and drama of other cultures.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography of short titles\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The mind of Ajax\u003cbr\u003e 3. The burial of Ajax\u003cbr\u003e 4. Trachiniae\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sophocles and the irrational: three odes in Antigone\u003cbr\u003e 6. Creon and Antigone\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fate in Sophocles\u003cbr\u003e 8. The fall of Oedipus\u003cbr\u003e 9. Furies in Sophocles\u003cbr\u003e 10. Electra\u003cbr\u003e 11. Oedipus at Colonus\u003cbr\u003e 12. Philoctetes\u003cbr\u003e 13. Heroes and gods\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Select index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002436047128,"sku":"9780521296847","price":43.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521296847i_27e9e38b-1c74-49d6-a15e-3a2fa3f7742b.jpg?v=1691374886","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sophocles-an-interpretation-paperback-9780521296847","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}