Sophocles
by R. D. Dawe
ISBN
9780815303343
Sophocles is a appreciation, stage history book by R. D. Dawe.
About this book
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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Sophocles is a Appreciation, Stage history, Criticism and interpretation, Tragedy, Mythology, Greek, in literature book.
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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 t...
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Sophocles was written by R. D. Dawe.