The language of Sophocles : communality, communication and involvement
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The language of Sophocles : communality, communication and involvement
（Cambridge classical studies）
Cambridge University Press, 2000
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Enlargement of author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Cambridge
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-288) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This 1999 book is a wide-ranging study of Sophoclean language. From a detailed analysis of sentence-structure in the first chapter, it moves on to discuss in subsequent chapters how language shapes the perception of characters, of myths, of gods and of choruses. All chapters are united by a shared concern: how does Sophoclean language engage readers and spectators? In answering this question, The Language of Sophocles avoids the current emphasis on cultural specificity. Instead, it concentrates on those aspects of Sophoclean language which can engage a large number of different spectators and readers. With this change in emphasis, this study is able to offer various fresh observations about the workings of Sophoclean language. Although the book focuses on the original Greek, translations make it accessible to anybody interested in Greek tragedy.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Sentences: a shared world
- 2. Characters: a shared perspective
- 3. Myth and prophecy: shared order
- 4. Gods: a shared future
- 5. The chorus: shared survival
- Short titles of editions and works of reference
- Bibliography
- General index
- Index of passages discussed.
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