WEBTHE INFLUENCE OF SOPHOCLES ON MODERN LITERATURE AND THE ARTS Michael J. Anderson Among the many classical voices echoed in the works of modern artists, Sophocles’ voice is one of the most audible and most distinct.1 Endorsed by Aristotle as the creator of the nest of dramas, Sophocles has been read
The Influence of Sophocles on Modern Literature and the Arts
WEBTHE INFLUENCE OF SOPHOCLES ON MODERN LITERATURE AND THE ARTS Michael J. Anderson Among the many classical voices echoed in the works of modern artists, Sophocles’ voice is one of the most audible and most distinct.1 Endorsed by Aristotle as the creator of the nest of dramas, Sophocles has been read …
'Antigone' Speaks to a Modern World - The New York Times
WEBJun 12, 2012 · As if to pick up the mantle from John Webster, the National has opened a scarcely less compelling staging of “Antigone,” the Sophocles play featuring an eponymous heroine who herself is granted...
Sophocles' Legacy in Modern Times | AncientPedia
WEBJul 10, 2024 · Sophocles wasn’t only a master at crafting plays; he played a huge role in shaping Greek theatre into the powerhouse of culture and art that it became. His innovations and contributions helped to shape the future of drama and performance.
Hegel’s Aesthetics - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBJan 20, 2009 · Hegel’s Systematic Aesthetics or Philosophy of Art. Hegel’s philosophical account of art and beauty has three parts: 1) ideal beauty as such, or beauty proper, 2) the different forms that beauty takes in history, and 3) the different arts in …
Sophocles | Biography, Plays, Legacy, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSophocles (born c. 496 bce, Colonus, near Athens [Greece]—died 406, Athens) was, along with Aeschylus and Euripides, one of classical Athens’s three great tragic playwrights. The best known of his 123 dramas is Oedipus the King.
10. From Philology to Theater: The Construction of Meaning in Sophocles …
WEBModern interpreters and Sophocles are at opposite poles. The moment of conception and of writing is at the root of an interpretive tradition; and then there is the situation in which we find ourselves, where we have to communicate to an audience of readers and spectators the long, even tedious, seemingly endless work on meaning.
The Influence of Sophocles on Modern Literature and the Arts - Brill
WEBJan 1, 2012 · The Influence of Sophocles on Modern Literature and the Arts. In: Brill's Companion to Sophocles. Author: Michael J. Anderson. Type: Chapter. Pages: 601–618. DOI:
Sophocles Analysis - eNotes.com
WEB5 days ago · Perhaps no other playwright has had as great an influence on both ancient and modern concepts of the dramatic art. Like Aeschylus, Sophocles acted in his own plays. His performances as a...
Sophocles - New World Encyclopedia
WEBPrefiguring Shakepearean tragedy, Sophocles explores human fallibility, the limits of knowledge, and the susceptibility of the human condition within the cosmic order. In Sophoclean tragedy, the violation of natural law entails its own consequences, but suffering also provides a means of redemption.