{"product_id":"a-study-of-sophoclean-drama-paperback","title":"A Study of Sophoclean Drama - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. M. Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough many commentators have dealt with various aspects of structure in Sophoclean drama, G. M. Kirkwood contends that \"Sophocles' mastery of dramatic form is accepted with casual and superficial deference rather than fully and clearly understood.\" This book shows how Sophocles' method of presenting character, his unique handling of myth, his predilection for presenting ideas by comparison and contrast, and his principles of structure are so closely related that they serve to clarify each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an analysis of the form of Sophocles' seven extant plays, Kirkwood demonstrates the existence of several deliberate and distinct types of dramatic construction. Sophocles' use of the chorus, his irony, and certain aspects of diction are considered as a part of his dramatic art and as elements of structure. Kirkwood discusses a number of traditional problems, among them questions of consistency and meaning in passages from \u003ci\u003eAjax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e. He also considers the problem of \"diptych\" structure, and shows that it is a definite dramatic shape, of primary importance in understanding the three plays in which it appears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistinctive Sophoclean concepts in which the words \u003ci\u003eeugenes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003edaimon \u003c\/i\u003eare conspicuous, the meaning of tragedy in relation to Sophocles' plays, and Sophocles' outlook on deity and on man and his fate are also subjects of illuminating discussions. This book offers ample evidence to support Kirkwood's contention that, \"Only when we inquire into the means by which Sophocles invests his plays with their constant air not only of relevance but of immediacy do we begin to understand Sophoclean form.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the paperback edition of this classic study of Sophoclean poetics, the author has written a new preface that assesses the reception of his work and has updated the bibliography to include more recent scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eG. M. Kirkwood (1916-2007) was Frederic J. Whiton Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at Cornell University, where he had taught since 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451662778546,"sku":"9780801482410","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bffe62742ce7dd8b1f45cfec20ef7dfb.webp?v=1778798949","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-study-of-sophoclean-drama-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}