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Sophocles: Philoctetes (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Greek Edition) (Updated Edition) by Evangelinus Apostolides Sophocles, T. B. Webster, P. E. Easterling, R. Lanny Hunter Paperback, 188 Pages, Published 1974 ISBN-10: 0-521-09890-4 / 0521098904 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-09890-8 / 9780521098908 The theme of Sophocles' Philoctetes is of lasting significance. It revolves round Neoptolemus' struggles with his conscience, and Philoctetes' strength in adversity and refusal to accept any compromise. Sophocles explores the relationship between the two central characters with powerful subtlety. Th |