{"product_id":"sophocles-a-study-of-his-theater-in-its-political-and-social-context-9780691172071","title":"Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere  for the first time in English  is celebrated French classicist Jacques Jouannas magisterial account of the life and work of Sophocles. Exhaustive and authoritative  this acclaimed book combines biography and detailed studies of Sophocles plays  all set in the rich context of classical Greek tragedy and the political  social  religious  and cultural world of Athenss greatest age  the fifth century.  Sophocles was the commanding figure of his day. The author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone  he was not only the leading dramatist but also a distinguished politician  military commander  and religious figure. And yet the evidence about his life has  until now  been fragmentary.  Reconstructing a lost literary world  Jouanna has finally assembled all the available information  culled from inscriptions  archaeological evidence  and later sources. He also offers a huge range of new interpretations  from his emphasis on the significance of Sophocles political and military offices (previously often seen as honorary) to his analysis of Sophocles plays in the mythic and literary context of fifth-century drama.  Written for scholars  students  and general readers  this book will interest anyone who wants to know more about Greek drama in general and Sophocles in particular. With an extensive bibliography and useful summaries not only of Sophocles extant plays but also  uniquely  of the fragments of plays that have been partially lost  it will be a standard reference in classical studies for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665857732661,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691172072","price":69.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691172071.jpg?v=1782410759","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sophocles-a-study-of-his-theater-in-its-political-and-social-context-9780691172071","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}