Sophocles

Sophocles

Trachiniae. Sprache: Griechisch.

kartoniert , 272 Seiten

ISBN 0521287766

EAN 9780521287760

Veröffentlicht August 2004

Verlag/Hersteller Cambridge University Press

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Beschreibung

The Introduction is designed to be of use to readers who do not know Greek, as well as to specialists.

Portrait

Sophocles was born in 496 BCE in Colonus and died in 406 BCE inAthens. He is one of the three great tragedians of ancient Greece and isbest known for Oedipus Rex. Women of Trachis is thought to be one of hisearliest tragedies, though there is no definitive date for its composition.Sophocles is said to have won first prize at the Festival of Dionysus at leasteighteen times.

Pressestimmen

'Mrs Easterling has written a work which is marked by tact, clarity and balanced judgement. It is an edition which could be profitably consulted at different levels, but it should be particularly helpful to students.' The Joint Association of Classical Teachers Bulletin