Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context

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Here, for the first time in English, is celebrated French classicist Jacques Jouanna's magisterial account of the life and work of Sophocles. Exhaustive and authoritative, this acclaimed book combines biography and detailed studies of Sophocles' plays, all set in the rich context of classical Greek tragedy and the political, social, religious, and

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"[Jouannas} book will give both classicists and general readers hours of pleasure. It is encyclopaedic, detailed, fascinating, readable and tremendous value for money."---Marion Gibbs, Classics for All
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Regardless of its entanglements with democratic culture, Greek tragedy remains a nebulous,
shimmering planet just barely visible to the naked human eye. Immense imagination and enormous erudition seem requisite to approaching the greatness and complexity of Sophocles oeuvre. Jouanna has advanced the worlds understanding closer to this elusive goal.

Author Bio

Jacques Jouanna is a member of the Institut de France and professor emeritus of Greek at the Universit de Paris-Sorbonne. His many books include Hippocrates and Greek Medicine from Hippocrates to Galen.