When Heroes Sing: Sophocles and the Shifting Soundscape of Tragedy by Sarah Nooter

When Heroes Sing: Sophocles and the Shifting Soundscape of Tragedy

Sarah Nooter

208 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics history literary medium-paced
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Sophoclean heroes engage in lyric song far more than other heroes of tragedy and this has profound implications for both the hero himself and tragedy as a genre. This lyrical voice grounds the heroes in a world of poetic identity and power, demons...

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