The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication and Involvement

by Felix Budelmann

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521034449
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/14/2006
Series:	Cambridge Classical Studies
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	5.47(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.71(d)

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

"...this is an often lively and readable study." Ruth Scodel, The University of Michigan

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