£100.00

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£100 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

Routledge Sophocles and Alcibiades - Athenian Politics Book

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 23 days · 23 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£100.00 £95.00 £97.00 £99.00 £101.00 £103.00 £105.00 25 July 2026 30 July 2026 05 August 2026 10 August 2026 16 August 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 68 day(s) ago - refreshing...

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 23 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price
23 days 0 6 12 17 23 £100 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £100 (23 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £100 - £100

Price levels: 1 different prices over 23 days

Description

In Sophocles and Alcibiades, Michael Vickers challenges the long-held view that the plays of the Greek dramatist Sophocles deal only with archetypes of the heroic past. While many literary historians argue that any connection to contemporary events is purely coincidental, Vickers presents a different perspective. He argues that Sophocles makes regular and extensive allusions to Athenian politics within his plays. This work focuses specifically on the influence of Alcibiades, one of the most controversial Athenian politicians of the era. Vickers demonstrates that Sophocles was not a closeted intellectual but a man deeply involved in the political landscape of his time. This book provides a new way to understand how ancient Greek literature reflects the real-world political tensions of Athens.

Key Features

This Routledge publication by Michael Vickers examines the connection between Sophocles and Athenian politics.

The text challenges traditional views that Sophocles only wrote about heroic archetypes rather than contemporary events.

Readers will learn about the extensive allusions made to the controversial politician Alcibiades in Greek drama.

This book explores how Sophocles was a man deeply involved in the political life of Athens.

The work provides a scholarly look at how ancient Greek literature relates to historical political figures.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
23 May 2008
Listed Since
28 January 2008

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Sophocles and Alcibiades: Athenian Politics in Ancient Greek Literature
99% match

Sophocles and Alcibiades: Athenian Politics in Ancient Greek Literature

Routledge

£47.99 23 Sep 2026
Sophocles (Routledge Revivals): The Classical Heritage
97% match

Sophocles (Routledge Revivals): The Classical Heritage

Routledge

£145.00 14 Aug 2026
A Companion to Sophocles: 91 (Wiley Companions to the Ancient World)
96% match

A Companion to Sophocles: 91 (Wiley Companions to the Ancient World)

Wiley

£149.00 11 Aug 2026
The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication and Involvement (Cambridge Classical Studies)
96% match

The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication and Involvement (Cambridge Classical Studies)

Cambridge University Press

£109.99 03 Oct 2026
Crisis on Stage: Tragedy and Comedy in Late Fifth-Century Athens: 13 (Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes, 13)
96% match

Crisis on Stage: Tragedy and Comedy in Late Fifth-Century Athens: 13 (Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes, 13)

De Gruyter

£156.23 30 Sep 2026
The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication and Involvement (Cambridge Classical Studies)
96% match

The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication and Involvement (Cambridge Classical Studies)

Cambridge University Press

£45.99 02 Oct 2026
Sophocles: An Interpretation
96% match

Sophocles: An Interpretation

Cambridge University Press

£48.98 04 Sep 2026
Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)
96% match

Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)

Liverpool University Press

£99.73 24 Sep 2026
Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context
96% match

Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context

Princeton University Press

£37.02 10 Sep 2026
Sophocles and the Greek Tragic Tradition
96% match

Sophocles and the Greek Tragic Tradition

Cambridge University Press

£44.68 06 Oct 2026
Early Greek Political Thought from Homer to the Sophists (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
96% match

Early Greek Political Thought from Homer to the Sophists (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Cambridge University Press

£103.55 08 Aug 2026
A Companion to Euripides (Wiley Companions to the Ancient World)
96% match

A Companion to Euripides (Wiley Companions to the Ancient World)

Wiley

£124.00 18 Aug 2026
Women on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides (The New Classical Canon)
96% match

Women on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides (The New Classical Canon)

Routledge

£48.96 27 Aug 2026
Socrates and Alcibiades: Plato's Drama of Political Ambition and Philosophy
96% match

Socrates and Alcibiades: Plato's Drama of Political Ambition and Philosophy

University of Pennsylvania Press

£45.53 07 Oct 2026
Women on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides (The New Classical Canon)
96% match

Women on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides (The New Classical Canon)

Routledge

£150.21 14 Aug 2026
Coffret Pléiade Tragiques grecs 2v
96% match

Coffret Pléiade Tragiques grecs 2v

GALLIMARD

£119.85 19 Aug 2026
Minor Greek Tragedians, Volume 1: The Fifth Century: Fragments from the Tragedies with Selected Testimonia (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)
96% match

Minor Greek Tragedians, Volume 1: The Fifth Century: Fragments from the Tragedies with Selected Testimonia (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)

Liverpool University Press

£99.73 12 Sep 2026
Menander, New Comedy and the Visual (Cambridge Classical Studies)
96% match

Menander, New Comedy and the Visual (Cambridge Classical Studies)

Cambridge University Press

£151.70 21 Sep 2026
Under the Sign of the Shield: Semiotics and Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)
96% match

Under the Sign of the Shield: Semiotics and Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)

Lexington Books

£73.71 22 Sep 2026
Eschyle - Sophocle : Tragiques grecs
96% match

Eschyle - Sophocle : Tragiques grecs

GALLIMARD

£60.27 24 Aug 2026
Oxford University Press - Last Thoughts on Euripides Book
96% match

Oxford University Press - Last Thoughts on Euripides Book

Oxford University Press

£130.00 21 Aug 2026
Thinking the Greeks: James M. Redfield Honor Volume - Classical Studies
96% match

Thinking the Greeks: James M. Redfield Honor Volume - Classical Studies

Routledge

£151.23 07 Oct 2026
Euripides: Children of Heracles (Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy)
96% match

Euripides: Children of Heracles (Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy)

Bloomsbury

£76.43 18 Sep 2026
Routledge: Drama, Oratory and Thucydides in Fifth-Century Athens
95% match

Routledge: Drama, Oratory and Thucydides in Fifth-Century Athens

Routledge

£106.60 06 Oct 2026