{"product_id":"9780715633847","title":"Sophocles: Philoctetes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCompanions to Greek and Roman Tragedy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSophocles: Philoctetes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHanna M. Roisman | Thomas Harrison | Thomas Harrison\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Language Study \/ Ancient Languages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike other classical Greek tragedies, Sophocles' Philoctetes is an extraordinarily timely and timeless play. Dramatising the efforts of people who had wronged him to bring the play's hero, Philoctetes, to join the Greek forces in their war against Troy, it traces the moral and emotional development of the young Neoptolemos as he struggles between the values of honesty and deceit, honour and expedience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an introduction to the play for students and lay readers. The well focused chapters on Greek theatre and performance, the mythical background, and the literary, intellectual, and political context in which the play was written and first performed illuminate the issues with which the play grapples. Its persuasive analyses of the characters and plot shed light on the play's complexities and ambiguities. All in all, the book makes Sophocles' great play more accessible, enjoyable, and meaningful to modern readers who want to know more about the world of classical Greek tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHanna Roisman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department at Colby College, Maine, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLoyalty in Early Greek Epic and Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e (1984); \u003ci\u003eNothing is As It Seems: The Tragedy of the Implicit in Euripides' Hippolytus \u003c\/i\u003e(1999); and as co-author \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey Re-Formed \u003c\/i\u003e(1996), \u003ci\u003eEuripides' Alcestis\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 August 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780715633847\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63030480437388,"sku":"9780715633847","price":32.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780715633847","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}