The Three Theban Plays: Antigone/Oedipus the King/Oedipus at Colonus
Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus
Author: Sophocles Series: Penguin Classics
Three Theban Plays entitled Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus.
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Three Theban Plays entitled Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus.
Description
Antigone defending her integrity and ideals to the death, Oedipus questing for his identity and achieving immortality - these heroic figures have moved playgoers and readers since the fifth century BC. 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 surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters.
About the Author
Sophocles was born in 496 BC. His long life spanned the rise and decline of the Athenian Empire. He wrote over a hundred plays, many of which are published as Penguin Classics, drawing on a wide and varied range of themes.
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