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A Study of Sophoclean Drama

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Description for A Study of Sophoclean Drama Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.

Although many commentators have dealt with various aspects of structure in Sophoclean drama, G. M. Kirkwood contends that "Sophocles' mastery of dramatic form is accepted with casual and superficial deference rather than fully and clearly understood." This book shows how Sophocles' method of presenting character, his unique handling of myth, his predilection for presenting ideas by comparison and contrast, and his principles of structure are so closely related that they serve to clarify each other.

In an analysis of the form of Sophocles' seven extant plays, Kirkwood demonstrates the existence of several deliberate and distinct types of dramatic construction. Sophocles' ... Read more

Distinctive Sophoclean concepts in which the words eugenes and daimon are conspicuous, the meaning of tragedy in relation to Sophocles' plays, and Sophocles' outlook on deity and on man and his fate are also subjects of illuminating discussions. This book offers ample evidence to support Kirkwood's contention that, "Only when we inquire into the means by which Sophocles invests his plays with their constant air not only of relevance but of immediacy do we begin to understand Sophoclean form."

For the paperback edition of this classic study of Sophoclean poetics, the author has written a new preface that assesses the reception of his work and has updated the bibliography to include more recent scholarship.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Cornell Studies in Classical Philology
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801482410
SKU
V9780801482410
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About G. M. Kirkwood
G. M. Kirkwood (1916–2007) was Frederic J. Whiton Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at Cornell University, where he had taught since 1946.

Reviews for A Study of Sophoclean Drama
An important and substantial book that confirms Kirkwood's position in the front ranks of criticism.
Classical World
Kirkwood displays the sure touch of one who has been familiar with his author for years. His analysis and exposition have a deft clarity that is not only scholarly but wholly charming. Kirkwood's judgments, even where we might disagree with them, ... Read more

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