The theme of Sophocles' Philoctetes is of lasting significance. It revolves round Neoptolemus' struggles with his conscience, and Philoctetes' strength in adversity and refusal to accept any compromise. Sophocles explores the relationship between the two central characters with powerful subtlety. The main emphasis in Professor Webster's commentary is on explaining the impact of the play through metre and language rather than on the examination and comparison of points of grammatical and syntactical usage. He deals with all ...
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The theme of Sophocles' Philoctetes is of lasting significance. It revolves round Neoptolemus' struggles with his conscience, and Philoctetes' strength in adversity and refusal to accept any compromise. Sophocles explores the relationship between the two central characters with powerful subtlety. The main emphasis in Professor Webster's commentary is on explaining the impact of the play through metre and language rather than on the examination and comparison of points of grammatical and syntactical usage. He deals with all the essential problems of the play at a level appropriate to the needs of students in the upper forms of schools and at university.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 052107472X. Very light shelfwear to book. Dustjacket has minor edgewear with light chipping.; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 186 pages; The theme of Sophocles' Philoctetes is of lasting significance. It revolves round Neoptolemus' struggles with his conscience, and Philoctetes' strength in adversity and refusal to accept any compromise. Sophocles explores the relationship between the two central characters with powerful subtlety. The main emphasis in Professor Webster's commentary is on explaining the impact of the play through metre and language rather than on the examination and comparison of points of grammatical and syntactical usage. He deals with all the essential problems of the play at a level appropriate to the needs of students in the upper forms of schools and at university.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Cambridge: The University Press, 1970. First edition thus, 1970. Tan cloth with dustjacket. Very good condition with firm binding, dust speckling to to edge of text block, clean pages, name of Yale Classics scholar Joseph Solodow at top of front free endpaper, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and in very good condition with light shelf rubbing, no chips or tears. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
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