内容简介
ThethemeofSophocles'Philoctetesisoflastingsignificance.ItrevolvesroundNeoptolemus'struggleswithhisconscience,andPhiloctetes'strengthinadversityandrefusaltoacceptanycompromise.Sophoclesexplorestherelationshipbetweenthetwocentralcharacterswithpowerfulsubtlety.ThemainemphasisinProfessorWebster'scommentaryisonexplainingtheimpactoftheplaythroughmetreandlanguageratherthanontheexaminationandcomparisonofpointsofgrammaticalandsyntacticalusage.Hedealswithalltheessentialproblemsoftheplayatalevelappropriatetotheneedsofstudentsintheupperformsofschoolsandatuniversity.
作者简介
IanJohnstonwasborninValparaiso,Chile,andeducatedinCanadaandEngland.HehasaBScfromMcGillinGeologyandChemistry,aBAfromBristolinEnglishandGreek,andanMAfromTorontoinEnglish.Formanyyearshetaughtasacollegeanduniversity-collegeinstructorinBritishColumbiateachingEnglish,ClassicsandLiberalStudies.HeistheauthorofTheIroniesofWar:AnIntroductiontoHomer'sIliad.HistranslationofHomer'sIliadandOdysseyhaverecentlybeenpublishedinbothbookandaudiobookform.HeisnowretiredandlivinginNanaimo,BritishColumbia.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.