authoritative, this acclaimed book combines biography and detailed studies of Sophocles' plays, all set in the rich context of classical Greek tragedy and the political, social, religious, and cultural world of Athens's greatest age, the fifth century.\nSophocles was the commanding figure of his...
An individual’s role in society can vary with the number themes the characters exhibit. When there are signs of fate, cruelties, weaknesses, and desires for justice and catharsis the role of an individual becomes more complicated. In Antigone, most of those themes are shown thus a single per...
What similarities is there between the parent/adult child relationships in the play of Romeo and Juliet and those of today? Explain. How does the portrayal of the context, setting, and style of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" make us sympathize with Dorian ...
How does the portrayal of the context, setting, and style of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" make us sympathize with Dorian Gray? Explain the main conflict of Sophocles' Antigone and the view taken by both Antigone and Creon. Judge who...
Discuss how characteristics of a genre influence meaning in 'The Great Gatsby and Antigone'? Is the American Dream an illusion or reality in the context of The Great Gatsby? Describe the atmosphere and mood at a typical Gatsby party. Include details from the novel when describing the atmosphere...
The potential alliances as practices to employ in the present context of engagement echoes Leon Trotsky’s defence of a common front combining the spontaneous expression of demands and the organization of an alliance not determined a priori by partisan apparatus. The metaphor ‘march separately, strik...
He also offers a huge range of new interpretations, from his emphasis on the significance of Sophocles' political and military offices (previously often seen as honorary) to his analysis of Sophocles' plays in the mythic and literary context of fifth-century drama.\nWritten for scholars, ...
The following section sets out the argument that successful economic reforms may need to rely on a supportive social context, a factor that is often ignored in the existing economics literature on reform. We point to some of the limitations of that literature and, in particular, the fact that...
How is the theme of cruelty breeds cruelty explored in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte? What is the social context in the short story 'In the South' by Salman Rushdie? How is the American Dream shown to be corrupt in ''The Great Gatsby'' or how is it shown to...
What is the main theme in "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe? Provide evidence of the theme in the text and explain how the evidence supports the main theme. How was George Orwell's "1984" influenced by authorial context an...