Repetition in Sophocles
Abstract
It has become a commonplace among classical scholars that the Greeks were indifferent to close repetition of the same word; and there is no doubt that their poetry abounds in instances which a modern translator feels constrained to avoid (e.g. βέλος at the end of two consecutive lines, S. Ph . 1299–1300). Campbell, in his essay On the Language of Sophocles , describes the phenomenon in these terms.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Classical Antiquity Studies
Classical Studies and Philology
Classical Philosophy and Thought
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 307–331
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter