Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments by Richard Claverhouse Jebb

Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments by Richard Claverhouse Jebb

Sir Richard Jebb's seven-volume edition of the works of Sophocles, published between 1883 and 1896, remains a landmark in Greek scholarship. Jebb (1841–1905) was the most distinguished classicist of his generation, a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and University Orator, subsequently Professor of Greek at Glasgow University and finally Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge, and a Member of Parliament for the University. Each volume of the edition contains an introductory essay, a metrical analysis, an indication of the sources used to establish the text, and the ancient summaries ('arguments') of the play. The text itself is given with a parallel English translation, textual collation and explanatory notes, and an appendix consisting of expanded notes on some of the textual issues. The quality of Jebb's work means that his editions are still widely consulted today. This volume contains Electra.

Richard C. Sir Richard C. Sir Richard C. Sir Richard C. Jebb, Regius Professor of Greek and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, UK, was a prominent Victorian classicist. His Sophocles editions had a huge impact on subsequent studies.

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ISBN 13	9781108008433
ISBN 10	1108008437
Title	Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments
Author	Richard Claverhouse Jebb
Series	Sophocles: The Plays And Fragments 7 Volume Set
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2010-02-11
Number of pages	344
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