The Philoctetes of Sophocles: Play Guide and Free Edition
The Philoctetes of Sophocles: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Philoctetes of Sophocles is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Sophocles (-496–-406). The listed translation credits are Sheridan, Thomas (1687–1738).
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Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης, Philoktētēs; English pronunciation: , stressed on the third syllable, -tet-) is a play by Sophocles (Aeschylus and Euripides also each wrote a Philoctetes but theirs have not survived). The play was written during the Peloponnesian War. It is one of the seven extant tragedies by Sophocles. It was first performed at the City Dionysia in 409 BC, where it won first prize. The story takes place during the last year of the Trojan War (after the majority of the events of the Iliad). It describes the attempt by Neoptolemus, son of Achilles, and Odysseus, king of Ithaca, to bring the disabled Philoctetes, the master archer, from the island of Lemnos to Troy in the hopes that he and his bow might help end the Trojan War. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Philoctetes of Sophocles
- Author credits: Sophocles (-496–-406)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Sheridan, Thomas (1687–1738)
Catalogue subjects
- Philoctetes (Mythological character) -- Drama
- Tragedies (Drama)
- Trojan War -- Drama
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