{"product_id":"women-of-trachis-paperback-1","title":"Women of Trachis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophocles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eViveca Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophocles' \u003cem\u003eWomen of Trachis\u003c\/em\u003e is a play that resonates with the complexity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof life, expressing happiness entwined with despair and beauty tangled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith violence. The date of the play is uncertain, but it was probably\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomposed sometime between 450-425 BCE. The protagonists are Heracles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Hercules), the son of Zeus, and Deianeira, his beautiful wife. The story is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emyth, but the theme is timeless. Heracles falls in love with a younger woman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhom he has taken captive, and Deianeira tries to reclaim his love using\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagic from a long-dead centaur's blood. Within the familiar theme of love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand heartbreak, Sophocles creates an image of the world with its fragility, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emutability, passion, and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophocles (born 496 BCE in Colonus, near Athens) is one of the greatest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721231044671,"sku":"9781732756823","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ec16a35b29730dd8b180aa13fb9cca17.webp?v=1765091636","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/women-of-trachis-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}