Overview

Philoctetes is a tragedy of surpassing human interest. It is played out almost entirely between a man and a boy, the former embittered by years of lonely exile, the second torn between duty and ambition and the instinct of an innately noble nature. Their changing relationships are portrayed against a background of terrible suffering and mean intrigue. The commentary, which is based on the translation, elucidates the action. The Introduction offers an analysis of the play, with notes on its background and manuscript tradition. Comments on staging are mainly in the end-notes, as this edition gives primary importance to the words and attempts to explain them in their context without undue philological annotation. Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.

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Author:   R. G. Ussher ,  R.G. Ussher
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Aris & Phillips Ltd
Edition:   First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with minor corrections, updated Bibliography and revised Apparatus Criticus in 2001.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
ISBN:  

9780856684609

ISBN 10:   0856684600
Pages:   205
Publication Date:   01 January 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Language:   English & Greek

Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations Bibliography Introduction   Notes   Sigla PHILOCTETES – Text and Translation Note on the Hypotheses Commentary Appendixes:   Metre   Apparatus Criticus Glossary Index

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†Robert Ussher was former Hughes Professor of Classics at the University of Adelaide.

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