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GOLDHILL, S., Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy. Oxford University Press, 2012. 304p. Hardback. Series: Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture. With this latest book, Simon Goldhill brings his customary acumen and verve to reading the 'language' of Sophoclean tragedy from two very different perspectives. ... By placing between the same covers 'profoundly conservative' and 'rashly revolutionary' critical perspectives (3), Goldhill instills in the reader a new awareness of the interpretive practices that have sustained tragedy scholarship for centuries at the same time that he defamiliarizes them. His eye for telling detail, moreover, combined with his panoramic sweep of intellectual history, is...enthralling. New England Classical Journal (Publisher's information). € 62.49 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780199796274