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Looking at Ajax (Hardcover)
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Looking at Ajax (Hardcover)
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Ajax is perhaps the earliest of Sophocles' tragedies, yet the
issues at its heart remain profoundly resonant today. Set in the
Greek encampment during the siege of Troy, it traces not just the
story of a respected war hero's mental breakdown but (like
Sophocles' Antigone) the treatment of an enemy's remains and the
management of his memory. Pitting the fate of the individual
against not just his own community but the cosmic world of the
divine, it explores questions of loyalty and power, compassion and
control, integrity and political expediency - and ultimately what
it is to be human. In Antiquity the fate of Ajax fascinated writers
and artists alike. Today it has assumed a new importance with
Sophocles' play being used to help treat military veterans
suffering from PTSD. This collection of 12 essays by leading
academics from across the UK, US and Ireland draws together many of
the themes explored in Ajax, from how Sophocles exploits audiences'
awareness of mythology and visual arts, to questions of politics
and religion, staging and characterization, changing perceptions of
the heroic, and the therapeutic use to which the play is put today.
The essays are accompanied by David Stuttard's introduction and
performer-friendly, accurate and easily accessible English
translation.
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