Tragedy and civilization
Subtitle: an interpretation of Sophocles
By: Charles Segal.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 506
Subjects: Sophocles -- Criticism and interpretation; Civilization, Ancient, in literature; Mythology, Greek, in literature; Tragedy; Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C
Description: Drawing on comprehensive analyses of all of Sophocles' plays, on structuralist anthropology, and on other extensive work on myth and tragedy, Charles Segal examines Sophocles both as a great dramatic poet and as a serious thinker. He shows how Sophoclean tragedy reflects the human condition in its constant and tragic struggle for order and civilized life against the ever-present threat of savagery and chaotic violence, both within society and within the individual.

Tragedy and Civilization begins with a study of these themes and then proceeds to detailed discussions of each of the seven plays. For this edition Segal also provides a new preface discussing recent developments in the study of Sophocles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.