This book examines the lyrical voice of Sophocles' heroes and
argues that their identities are grounded in poetic identity and
power. It begins by looking at how voice can be distinguished in
Greek tragedy and by exploring ways that the language of tragedy
was influenced by other kinds of poetry in late fifth-century
Athens. In subsequent chapters, Professor Nooter undertakes close
readings of Sophocles' plays to show how the voice of each hero is
inflected by song and other markers of lyric poetry. She then
argues that the heroes' lyrical voices set them apart from their
communities and lend them the authority and abilities of poets.
Close analysis of the Greek texts is supplemented by translations
and discussions of poetic features more generally, such as
apostrophe and address. This study offers new insight into the ways
that Sophoclean tragedy inherits and refracts the traditions of
other poetic genres.
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