Biography EssayDuring the fifth century B.C., the Golden Age of Athens, new forms of art and literature were being developed with extraordinary speed and energy. One of the most important of these for...
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The Greek tragedian Sophocles (496-406 BC) ranks foremost among Greek classical dramatists and has been called the poet of Greek humanism par excellence.The son of Sophilus, a well-to-do industrialist...
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During the fifth century B.C., the Golden Age of Athens, new forms of art and literature were being developed with extraordinary speed and energy. One of the most important of these forms was Tragedy,...
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In the following excerpt, Whitman explores Ajax's motivation as a hero, commenting on whether what he displays is actually hybris, and on what ideas Sophocles expresses concerning the individua...
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In the following excerpt, Jones asserts that Ajax is the sole representative of shame culture in all of the extant Greek tragedies, and he praises Sophocles's handling of the moral atmosphere i...
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In the following excerpt, Scodel describes the society Sophocles lived in and its history, presents a character study of Ajax, and analyzes the dual themes of hybris and sophrosyne in the play.
The ...
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In the following excerpt, Ringer explores the metatheatrical elements of the Ajax as well as Sophocles's technique for depicting his hero as a displaced man full of contradictions.
Ajax is g...
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In Ajax and Oedipus the King, the reader is presented with two tragedies of the same author, Sophocles, and a medium for comparison. Ajax, the tragic warrior in Ajax, carries the burden of Athena's wr...
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Teaching Ajax
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Ajax Lesson Plans contain 109 pages of teaching material, including:
Hamburg (dpa) - Four-time European champions Ajax again failed to
qualify for the Champions League but Germany's Werder Bremen advanced
to the group stage for a fourth succe...
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Hamburg (dpa) - English sides Liverpool and Arsenal began their
Champions League campaigns with away victories while there were home
wins for UEFA Cup champions Sevilla and ...
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Hamburg (dpa) - Four-time European champions Ajax again failed to
qualify for the Champions League but big guns Arsenal and Valencia
advanced and Germany's Werder Bremen rea...
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Hamburg (dpa) - Four-time European champions Ajax again failed to
qualify for the Champions League but big guns Arsenal and Valencia
advanced along with German hopes Werder ...
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Athens (dpa) - Complete list of European Champions' Cup and
Champions League finals.
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1956 Real Madrid 4 Stade Reims 3
1957 Real Madrid 2 Fio...
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JOHANNESBURG, Nov 7 (Reuters) - South Africa named two
separate squads on Wednesday for international friendlies
against the United States and Canada later this month. Coach Carlos Alberto Parreir...
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Wigan improved its chances of avoiding relegation by beating Newcastle 1-0 Sunday in the Premier League.Matt Taylor scored with a 25-yard free kick after U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu fouled Leighton...
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Sophocles
Sophocles
Critical Essay by Cedric H. Whitman
Comparison of Sophocles's "Ajax" and "Oedipus the King"
ROUNDUP: Ajax crash out, joy for Bremen in Champions League
