{"product_id":"9781119025535","title":"A Companion to Sophocles","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Sophocles\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKirk Ormand\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Sophocles\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyr-play, the \u003ci\u003eIchneutae\u003c\/i\u003e, in addition to each of his extant tragedies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures new essays on Sophoclean drama that go well beyond the current state of scholarship on Sophocles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents readings that historicize Sophocles in relation to the social, cultural, and intellectual world of fifth century Athens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeeks to place later interpretations and adaptations of Sophocles in their historical context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes essays dedicated to issues of gender and sexuality; significant moments in the history of interpreting Sophocles; and reception of Sophocles by both ancient and modern playwrights\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKirk Ormand\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at Oberlin. He is author of Exchange and the Maiden: Marriage in Sophoclean Tragedy (1999), Controlling Desires: Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome (2009), and The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women and Archaic Greece (2014).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 June 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119025535\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\u003e624\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312343085196,"sku":"9781119025535","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119025535.jpg?v=1780155646","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119025535","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}