20 NOVEMBER 1953, page 45

Sophocles And Symbolism

The Life and Work of Sophocles. By F. J. H. Letters. (Sheed & Ward. 18s.) "SOPHOCLES' Athens," announces Mr. Letters on his first page, "was a slum." Seldom can such a......

The Age Of Inigo Jones

The Age of Inigo Jones. By James Lees-Milne. (Batsford. 42s.) BEGINNING his book with a quotation from Antony and Cleopatra. "On the sudden a Roman thought hath struck him," Mr.......