Isbn: 9780521351164 - helping friends and harming enemies: a study in sophocles and greek ethics (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fine. 320 pp., hardcover, fine in a very good dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Cambridge University Press, 1989. dustjacket taped to cover; small dustjacket chip; top & fore-edges very barely soiled; binding tight; dustjacket, cover, edges, and interior intact and clean except where noted; text block exceptionally clean. hardcover. Good/Good. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). DJ has minor shelfwear.; This book is the first detailed study of the plays of Sophocles through examination of a single ethical principle--the traditional Greek popular moral code of "helping friends and harming enemies." Five of the extant plays are discussed in detail from both a dramatic and an ethical standpoint, and the author concludes that ethical themes are not only integral to each drama, but are subjected to an implicit critique through the tragic consequences to which they give rise. Greek scholars and students of Greek drama and Greek thought will welcome this book, which is presented in such a way as to be accessible to specialists and nonspecialists alike. No knowledge of Greek is required.; 312 pages.…