Sophocles’ Ajax and the Polis

Polis 34 (2):306-317 (2017)
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This article examines the two mentions of the polis in Sophocles’ Ajax, arguing that to understand the political aspects of this and other tragedies, we need to take into account the diverse composition of their audiences.

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10.1163/20512996-12340129

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Listening to many voices: Athenian tragedy as popular art.William Allan & Adrian Kelly - 2013 - In Anna Marmodoro & Jonathan Hill (eds.), The Author's Voice in Classical and Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press. pp. 77.

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