RESOURCES
For more information on Philoctetes, consider visiting one of the following:
Full-Text Translation
Sophocles. (2012). Philoctetes (I. Johnson, Trans.). Nanaimo, BC: Vancouver Island University. (Original work
published 409 B.C.E.). Retrieved from http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/sophocles/philoctetes.htm
Scholarly Journal Articles
Aultman-Moore, L. W. J. (1994). Moral pain and the choice of Neoptolemus: Philoctetes 894. The Classical World,
87(4), 309-310. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4351495
Avery, H. C. (1965). Heracles, Philoctetes, Neoptolemus. Hermes, 93(3), 279-297. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4475357
Falkner, T. M. (1998). Containing tragedy: Rhetoric and self-representation in Sophocles' Philoctetes. Classical
Antiquity, 17(1), 25-58. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25011073
Gelin, S. (1959). Plot structure in the Philoctetes. Educational Theatre Journal, 11(1), 8-12. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3204590
Gill, C. (1980). Bow, oracle, and epiphany in Sophocles' Philoctetes. Greece & Rome, 27(1), 137-146. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/642535
Harsh, P. W. (1960). The role of the bow in the Philoctetes of Sophocles. The American Journal Of Philology, 81(4),
408-414. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/292533
Hawkins, A. H. (1999). Ethical tragedy and Sophocles’ Philoctetes. The Classical World, 92(4), 337-357. Retrieved
from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4352287
Kirkwood, T. M. (1994). Persuasion and allusion in Sophocles' Philoctetes. Hermes, 122(4), 425-436. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4477043
Tessitore, A. (2003). Justice, politics, and piety in Sophocles’ Philoctetes. The Review of Politics. 65(1), 61-88.
Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/1408788
University Websites
University of Cincinnati, Department of Classics: Background and Other Notes
http://classics.uc.edu/~johnson/tragedy/philoctetes.html
University of Arkansas, Department of Classical Studies: Ancient Greek Religion and Philoctetes
http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/dlevine/Philoctetes.html
Temple University, Department of Greek and Roman Classics: Study Guide
http://www.temple.edu/classics/philoctetes/index.html
University of North Carolina, Department of Classics: More Sophocles Links
http://www.unc.edu/~oharaj/SophoclesLinks.html
Additional Web Resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philoctetes_(Sophocles)
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/g/philoctetes.htm
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780299282738
http://www.maicar.com/GML/Philoctetes.html
http://www.mythindex.com/greek-mythology/P/Philoctetes.html
http://voices.yahoo.com/philoctetes-tragedy-greek-dramatist-sophocles-11405226.html?cat=37
Full-Text Translation
Sophocles. (2012). Philoctetes (I. Johnson, Trans.). Nanaimo, BC: Vancouver Island University. (Original work
published 409 B.C.E.). Retrieved from http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/sophocles/philoctetes.htm
Scholarly Journal Articles
Aultman-Moore, L. W. J. (1994). Moral pain and the choice of Neoptolemus: Philoctetes 894. The Classical World,
87(4), 309-310. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4351495
Avery, H. C. (1965). Heracles, Philoctetes, Neoptolemus. Hermes, 93(3), 279-297. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4475357
Falkner, T. M. (1998). Containing tragedy: Rhetoric and self-representation in Sophocles' Philoctetes. Classical
Antiquity, 17(1), 25-58. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25011073
Gelin, S. (1959). Plot structure in the Philoctetes. Educational Theatre Journal, 11(1), 8-12. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3204590
Gill, C. (1980). Bow, oracle, and epiphany in Sophocles' Philoctetes. Greece & Rome, 27(1), 137-146. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/642535
Harsh, P. W. (1960). The role of the bow in the Philoctetes of Sophocles. The American Journal Of Philology, 81(4),
408-414. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/292533
Hawkins, A. H. (1999). Ethical tragedy and Sophocles’ Philoctetes. The Classical World, 92(4), 337-357. Retrieved
from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4352287
Kirkwood, T. M. (1994). Persuasion and allusion in Sophocles' Philoctetes. Hermes, 122(4), 425-436. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4477043
Tessitore, A. (2003). Justice, politics, and piety in Sophocles’ Philoctetes. The Review of Politics. 65(1), 61-88.
Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/1408788
University Websites
University of Cincinnati, Department of Classics: Background and Other Notes
http://classics.uc.edu/~johnson/tragedy/philoctetes.html
University of Arkansas, Department of Classical Studies: Ancient Greek Religion and Philoctetes
http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/dlevine/Philoctetes.html
Temple University, Department of Greek and Roman Classics: Study Guide
http://www.temple.edu/classics/philoctetes/index.html
University of North Carolina, Department of Classics: More Sophocles Links
http://www.unc.edu/~oharaj/SophoclesLinks.html
Additional Web Resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philoctetes_(Sophocles)
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/g/philoctetes.htm
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780299282738
http://www.maicar.com/GML/Philoctetes.html
http://www.mythindex.com/greek-mythology/P/Philoctetes.html
http://voices.yahoo.com/philoctetes-tragedy-greek-dramatist-sophocles-11405226.html?cat=37