Sophocles' Ajax describes the fall of a mighty warrior denied the
honour which he believed was his due. This new edition of the play
presents a text and critical apparatus which take full advantage of
recent advances in our understanding of Sophoclean manuscripts and
scholarship. The introduction and commentary scrutinise all
important aspects of the drama from detailed analysis of style,
language and metre to consideration of wider issues such as ethics,
rhetoric and characterisation. Notorious dramaturgical problems,
including the staging of Ajax's suicide, receive particular
attention; so too do questions of literary history, such as the
date of the play and Sophocles' creative interaction with previous
accounts of the myth. The translation which accompanies the
commentary ensures that this edition will be accessible to
Hellenists of all levels of experience, as well as to readers with
a general interest in the history of drama."
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