Three Dramas of Old Age
Author:   Sophocles Sophocles ,  Michael Ewans ,  etc. ,  Michael Ewans
Publisher:   Orion Publishing Co
ISBN:  

9780460877428


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   14 December 2000
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


Our Price $19.80 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Three Dramas of Old Age


Overview

Sophocles created these three tragedies in his 80s, when the faction-ridden Athenian democracy was heading towards final defeat in the Peloponnesian War. Elektra dramatizes the increasing madness and savagery of the avenging heroine; in Philoktetes Odysseus tries to impose a philosophy of pure expediency on the young captain Neoptolemos; and in Oidipous at Kolonos, the blind and polluted Oidipous comes to Athens to die. He rewards his benefactors, and destroys those who seek to enlist him for their own selfish ends. The volume also includes the surviving part of Sophocles' satyr-drama Trackers, and other selected fragments.

Full Product Details

Author:   Sophocles Sophocles ,  Michael Ewans ,  etc. ,  Michael Ewans
Publisher:   Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:   Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9780460877428


ISBN 10:   0460877429
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   14 December 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

SEPRG2025

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
 Shopping cart
Mailing List

 

Sign up now