Musings in Greek Literature

S4, Episode 5: Choral Deception in Sophocles’ Philoctetes


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Join Nicolas and Zach to examine the choral stasimon from Sophocles’ Philoctetes, lines 676-729.By exploring the empathy exhibited by the chorus as well as the deceit of the chorus. Nicolas and Zach discuss the different representations of Odysseus’ clever and tricky character in the Ajax and the Philoctetes. Notes: Schein, S., ed. 2013. Sophocles Philoctetes. […]
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Musings in Greek LiteratureBy Prof. Deborah Beck