Author

Publication

1996-05-01 - Routledge

Language

English

Word Count

77,000 words, Guess

Page Count

308 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCPA4417.S692 1996
  • LCCPA4417 .S692 1996
  • LCCPA4417 .S67 2011eb

Description

A collection of 21 essays written in the 19th and 20th century examining the influence of the Greek playwright on Western Civilization from the 1585 performance of Oedipus Rex at Vicenze to the present. They include discussions of Freud and the Oedipus Complex, views of generations of critics, and the approaches of translators and stage producers. Among them are works originally written in Italian, French, German and English. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Other Editions

  • Sophocles: The Classical Heritage (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)HardcoverRoutledge1996-05-01

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