Vol. 33 No. 3 (2007): XXXIII - 2007, fascicolo 3
Articoli

Further Light on Folk-Tale Elements in Sophocles’ <em>Philoctetes</em>

Published 2013-07-04

Keywords

  • Sophocles,
  • Philoctetes,
  • tragic hero

Abstract

Remarks on Sophocles’ tragic hero with reference to the folk-tale themes of travel, search, and helper, building on the author’s previous research (“PP” 58, 2003). At Ra. 659 ff., Aristophanes appears to be reminiscent of Soph. Ph. 736 f.

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