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Philoctetes by Sophocles

Philoctetes

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Sophocles

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · August 24, 2015

The winner of the Festival of Dionysus in 409 BC, 'Philoctetes' describes the attempt by Neoptolemus and Odysseus to bring disabled master archer, Philoctetes, with them to Troy.

Ancient & Classical CollectionsClassical Plays
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Who it’s for
Sophocles brings a fraught question of loyalty into a play alive with moral conflict.
Genres
Classical Plays, Ancient & Classical Collections
Published
Start Publishing LLC, August 24, 2015

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About this book

The winner of the Festival of Dionysus in 409 BC, 'Philoctetes' describes the attempt by Neoptolemus and Odysseus to bring disabled master archer, Philoctetes, with them to Troy. The play covers several deep, contentious themes, including moral relativity, trauma, love vs. hatred, and friendship vs. enmity.

Loyalty Under Strain

Sophocles brings a fraught question of loyalty into a play alive with moral conflict.

Come here for

  • A classical play that puts moral choices under pressure
  • Tensions between trauma, friendship, love, and enmity

Expect

  • A sharp clash over whether the ends justify the means
  • Themes that resist easy answers

Where it sits

Classical Plays98%
Ancient & Classical Collections22%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Plays
  • Classical Plays
Authors
Sophocles
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
August 24, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Plays