The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication and Involvement (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521660402)

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.

Author: Felix Budelmann
ISBN-10: 0521660408
ISBN-13: 9780521660402
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/28/1999
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.81h x 5.75w x 0.83d