Ajas: Szomorujáték by Sophocles

"Ajas: Szomorujáték" by Sophocles is a Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BCE. After the legendary warrior Ajax is denied the armor of fallen Achilles, rage consumes him. The goddess Athena intervenes, casting delusions that lead to devastating consequences. When clarity returns, Ajax faces an unbearable shame that threatens his honor and legacy. His family pleads for his life while powerful enemies debate his fate, forcing a reckoning between ancient heroic values and questions of justice and respect. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Sophocles, 496? BCE-407 BCE
Translator Csiky, Gergely, 1842-1891
Title Ajas: Szomorujáték
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(play)
Credits Produced by Albert László from page images generously made
available by the Google Books Library Project
Reading Level Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language Hungarian
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Tragedies (Drama)
Subject Ajax (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 56920
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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