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Sophocles: Ajax (Greek Texts) (Reprint Edition) by W. Stanford (Editor), W. Bedell Stanford Paperback, 375 Pages, Published 1991 ISBN-10: 0-86292-009-4 / 0862920094 ISBN-13: 978-0-86292-009-8 / 9780862920098 Sophocles' "Ajax" is one of the most disturbing and powerful surviving ancient tragedies. But it is also difficult to understand and interpret. What are we to make of its protagonist's extremism? Does Ajax deserve the isolation and divine punishment he experiences? Why is his state of mind so diffic |