Delphi Complete Works of Sophocles

✍ Scribed by Sophocles

• Publisher: Delphi Classics
• Year: 2011;2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1 MB
• Series: Delphi ancient classics 14
• Edition: Illustrated
• Category: Fiction
• City: Csorna
• ISBN: 1909496464
• ASIN: B00D65BOVA

✦ Synopsis

The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Sophocles, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sophocles’ life and works
* Features the complete extant works of Sophocles, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introductions to the plays
* Provides rare fragments of Sophocles’ lost plays
* Includes translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Sophocles’ works
* Images of famous paintings that have been inspired by Sophocles’ works
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the plays or fragments you want to read with individual contents tables
* Features two bonus biographies - discover Sophocles’ ancient world
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

Please note: some Kindle software programs cannot display Greek characters correctly, however they do display correctly on Kindle devices.CONTENTS:

The Translations
AJAX
ANTIGONE
THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS
OEDIPUS THE KING
PHILOCTETES
ELECTRA
OEDIPUS AT COLONUS
FRAGMENTS

The Greek Texts
LIST OF GREEK TEXTS

The Biographies
INTRODUCTION TO SOPHOCLES by F. Storr
SOPHOCLES by T. W. Lumb.

✦ Subjects

Ancient & Classical Civilizations