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001 2274866
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008 980506s1999 nyu 000 0 eng
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020 $a0195128192 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm39116707
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035 $a(NNC)2274866
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041 1 $aeng$hgrc
050 00 $aPA4414.A5$bG65 1999
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100 0 $aSophocles.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79127755
240 10 $aAjax.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98043389
245 10 $aAias (Ajax) /$cSophocles ; translated by Herbert Golder and Richard Pevear.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c1999.
300 $aix, 100 pages ;$c21 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aThe Greek tragedy in new translations
520 $aBrought boldly to life by Herbert Golder and Richard Pevear's translation and contextualized by Herbert Golder's eloquent introduction, this early Sophoclean tragedy tells the story of the Homeric hero better known as Ajax, who was second only to Achilles among the Greek warriors. In Greek tradition, Aias figures as the archaic warrior who dies in shame after his betrayal by the Greeks. Sophocles turns tradition inside out, portraying Aias' suicide not as a disgrace but as heroism.
520 8 $aHe endows Aias' suicide with a meaning radically different from previous versions of the Aias myth - Aias is not the hero whom time has passed by, but rather the man who steps beyond time. Most previous versions and interpretations have equivocated over Sophocles' bold vision. This edition of Aias translates precisely that transformation of the hero from the bygone figure to the man who transcends time.
600 00 $aAjax$c(Greek mythological figure)$vDrama.
830 0 $aGreek tragedy in new translations.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84737940
852 00 $bglx$hPA4414.A5$iG65 1999
852 00 $bbar$hPA4414.A5$iG65 1999