Philoctetes

Series: Cambridge Greek And Latin Classics. Reprint. 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. With indexes to the commentary. Original paperback. Rather good copy, some minor traces of use. Reference: // Plays / Classics /