Heroism, Heracles, and the ‘Trachiniae’

Sophocles' Trachiniae has provoked among the critics a broad variety of responses ranging from strong censure and denial of Sophoclean authorship at one extreme to expressions of approval and great praise at the other. In recent years the literature on the play has tended to approach the drama...

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Main Author: Fuqua, Charles (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 1980
In: Traditio
Year: 1980, Volume: 36, Pages: 1-81
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