Sophocles Ajax 102

Thomas Francklin (Translator)

Current edition Experimental

English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (4)
Αἴας μαστιγοφόρος First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Aiax. Lobeck Christian, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1866.) — 172-201 focus
Αἴας First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Fabulae. Pearson, Alfred Chilton, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.) — 172-200 focus
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 102 focus
ποῦ σοι τύχης ἕστηκεν ἔστηκεν; ἢ πέφευγέ σε;
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 172-200 focus
Translations (4)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 102 focus
TEC
Oh, in my terror I conveyed him hence!
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 101 focus
Gut; welches Schicksal aber traf Laertes' Sohn?
Was thatst du diesem? Oder ist er dir entfloh'n?
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 102 focus
Chorus
525
Oh that thy bosom, Ajax, felt, like mine,
525
The touch of pity! Thou wou'dst praise her words.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 172-200 focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-355-1 εὔφημα φώνει 1

mvp-comment-355-2 τοῖς ἀκούουσιν λέγε 2

mvp-comment-355-3 The division of the verse between two speakers (

ἀντιλαβή
) is here used for the first time in the play, to mark the tension of feeling.