Plain Words in Sophocles

Cambridge University Press eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: P. E. Easterling, Felix Budelmann, Eveline Krummen
DOI: 10.1017/9781009501071.024
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Abstract

Writing a commentary on Oedipus at Colonus has made me think about how to do justice to the extraordinary poise and power of Sophoclean language, despite its seeming simplicity in this late play. Hence the ‘plain words’ of my title, but plain in the spirit of Shakespeare’s Lear.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Classical Antiquity Studies Classical Studies and Philology Classical Philosophy and Thought

Publication details

Journal / source
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Pages
332–342
Publication date
27 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter