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The Three Theban Plays: Antigone / Oedipus the King / Oedipus at Colonus
The Three Theban Plays Antigone / Oedipus the King / Oedipus at Colonus
Author: Sophocles, Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard M. W. Knox
The legends surrounding Oedipus of Thebes and his ill-starred offspring provided a rich vein for the Greek tragic dramatists. Sophocles (496-406 BC) returned to this source several times, and it inspired his three greatest plays, which are contained in this volume.  — Antigone (442-441) is the tragedy of a woman ruled b...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780131846388
ISBN-10: 0131846388
Publication Date: 5/21/2003
Pages: 430
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Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The plays in the book are" "Antigone", Oedipus the King" and "Oedipus at Colonus" translated by Robert Fagles.
This hard to find classic collection includes great comments and notes at the end.
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This was required high school reading for my children. My daughters favorite story was Antigone. She read all three plays and enjoyed it so much the book didn't survive!
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Oedipus in exile, searching for his identity and achieving immortality; his daughter, Antigone, defending her integrity and ideals to the death--these heroic, tragic figures have captivated theatergoers and readers since the fifth century B C.
Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles' translation conveys all of Sophocles' lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the sure and majesty of his choruses, and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters.


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