Philoktetes - A New Translation

Among the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Philoketes is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet James Scully. A powerful tale born out of the blood and chaos of the Trojan War, Philoketes tells the story of a wounded soldier exiled by Odysseus, and the devastating consequences of the abandoned warrior''s dangerously conflicted emotions when his former commander realizes Troy will not fall without Philoktetes and attempts to recruit him once more. This is Sophocles, vibrant and alive, for a new generation.

Product details

• Authors: SOPHOCLES
• Assisted by: James Scully (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.08.2012
• EAN: 9780062132161
• ISBN: 978-0-06-213216-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 9 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; France, European History, Germany, Poetry, Italy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Poetry anthologies (various poets), Plays, Playscripts, Theatre direction and production, Classic and pre-20th century plays, DRAMA: Women Authors, POETRY: Women Authors, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / Modern, HISTORY: Ancient / Greece, DRAMA: European / Italian, DRAMA: Ancient & Classical, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / Playwriting, DRAMA: European / French, POETRY: European / German, POETRY: European / Italian, Poetry by form: Haiku