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Ajax

By Sophocles
Series: BCP Greek Texts
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Ajax by Sophocles is a haunting ancient tragedy exploring the turmoil of its protagonist, Ajax, whose extremism leads to his isolation and divine punishment. The play delves deep into the complexity of Ajax's state of mind, raising profound questions about heroism, honour, and fate in ancient Greek culture.
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This edition suits readers interested in classical literature, ancient Greek drama, and those eager to explore critical interpretations of Sophoclean heroism and cultural context.

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Sophocles' Ajax is one of the most disturbing and powerful surviving ancient tragedies. However, it is also difficult to understand and interpret. What are we to make of its protagonist's extremism? Does Ajax deserve the isolation and divine punishment he experiences? Why is his state of mind so difficult to determine?

Dr Hesk offers answers to these and many other questions by drawing together the very latest critical work on the play and introducing the reader to key frames for its interpretation. These include Sophoclean heroism, language and form, Homeric intertextuality, Athens' 'masculinist' culture, and the twentieth-century reception of Ajax.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780862920098

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 1991

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol Classical Press

Edition: New edition

Illustration: black & white illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by W. Stanford

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 380

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Series: BCP Greek Texts Sophocles

About the Author

Sophocles (496-406 BC) was one of the three great tragic playwrights of ancient Greece; he wrote 123 plays during a career of 60 years and was still writing at the age of 90. Only seven tragedies survive, of which the most famous is Oedipus Rex.

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