Tragedy and civilization
an interpretation of Sophocles
by Charles Segal
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Drawing on comprehensive analyses of all of Sophocles' plays, on structuralist anthropology, and on other extensive work on myth and tragedy, Charles Segal examines Sophocles both as a great dramatic poet and as a serious thinker. He shows how Sophoclean tragedy reflects the human condition in its constant and tragic struggle for order and civilized life against the ever-present threat of savagery and chaotic violence, both within society and within the individual.
Tragedy and Civilization begins with a study of these themes and then proceeds to detailed discussions of each of the seven plays. For this edition Segal also provides a new preface discussing recent developments in the study of Sophocles.
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Criticism and interpretation, Tragedy, Mythology, Greek, in literature, Civilization, Ancient, in literature, Civilization, Greek drama (Tragedy), History and criticism, Sophocles, Tragédie grecque, Histoire et critique, Civilisation ancienne dans la littérature, Mythologie grecque dans la littérature, Civilisation, DRAMA, Ancient, Classical & MedievalPeople
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Tragedy and civilization: an interpretation of Sophocles
1999, University of Oklahoma Press
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0806131365 9780806131368
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Tragedy and civilization: an interpretation of Sophocles
1981, Published for Oberlin College by Harvard University Press
in English
0674902068 9780674902060
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Bibliography: p. 489-497.
Includes indexes.
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