The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication and Involvement

ISBN-13: 9780521660402 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 308 str.

Felix Budelmann; R. Lanny Hunter; R. G. Osborne

Opis

This book is a wide-ranging study of the language of the tragedian Sophocles. From a detailed analysis of sentence structure in the first chapter, it moves on to discuss how language shapes the perception of characters, of myths, of gods and of choruses. All chapters are united by a shared concern: how does Sophoclean language engage readers and spectators? Although the book focuses on the original Greek, translations make it accessible to anyone interested in Greek tragedy.

Recenzje

'… certainly a useful addition to scholarship … an interesting and sometimes thought-provoking study.' Mouseion, Journal of the Classical Association of Canada

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Sentences: a shared world; 2. Characters: a shared perspective; 3. Myth and prophecy: shared order; 4. Gods: a shared future; 5. The chorus: shared survival; Short titles of editions and works of reference; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages discussed.