<p>In this lecture, we consider (a) Eugammon of Cyrene's "Telegonus", and then we (b) introduce Athenian drama and tragedy from the 5th century BCE and (c) Sophocles and his place within it.</p>

In this lecture, we consider (a) Eugammon of Cyrene's "Telegonus", and then we (b) introduce Athenian drama and tragedy from the 5th century BCE and (c) Sophocles and his place within it.

Epilogue to Homer’s Odyssey and Introduction (Lecture 1) to Sophocles and Athenian Tragedy

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Epilogue to Homer’s Odyssey and Introduction (Lecture 1) to Sophocles and Athenian Tragedy

Epilogue to Homer’s Odyssey and Introduction (Lecture 1) to Sophocles and Athenian Tragedy