Sophocles

Sophocles has held a firm place in critical esteem for 2,500 years. In this text, critics examine his seemingly timeless work, including Ajax, Electra, and Oedipus Rex. This title, Sophocles, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Sophocles through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Sophocles, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.