Sophocles's Tragedies

Lot 447
02.06.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 447 | Sophocles's Tragedies
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SOPHOCLES (c.497-c.405). Tragoediae. Edited by Theodorus Bergk. Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1858. Sophocles long agoHeard it on the Ægæan, and it broughtInto his mind the turbid ebb and flowOf human misery; weFind also in the sound a thought,Hearing it by this distant northern seaMatthew Arnold's copy of the plays of Sophocles. Arnold's most famous and beloved poem, "Dover Beach," references the works of the Greek tragedian Sophocles in a meditation on human faith. Octavo. (Foxed.) Contemporary red morocco gilt, with morocco title piece on spine (a little worn and stained at lower spine). Provenance: Matthew Arnold (1822-1888, British poet and critic; bookplate).
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