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The Theban Plays

The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496-406 BC) to create a powerful trilogy about mankind's struggle against fate... more
Subtitle:
King Oedipus; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone
Translator:
E. F. Watling
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Short description

The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496-406 BC) to create a powerful trilogy about mankind's struggle against fate - "King Oedipus", "Oedipus at Colonus" and "Antigone".

Long description

The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496-406 BC) to create a powerful trilogy about mankind's struggle against fate. "King Oedipus" tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and who then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. With profound insights into the human condition, it is a devastating portrayal of a ruler brought down by his own oath. "Oedipus at Colonus" provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while "Antigone" depicts the fall of the next generation, through the conflict between a young woman rules by her conscience and a king too confident of his own authority.

Product details

Contributor:
E.F. Watling
Publisher:
Penguin Books
ISBN:
9780140440034
Publication date:
June 1950
Length:
196mm
Width:
129mm
Thickness:
11mm
Weight:
136g
Original language:
Greek
Audience:
Age: 18 - UP
Pages:
176
Illustrated:
True

Table of contents

  • The Theban legend
  • "King Oedipus"
  • the legend continued
  • "Oedipus at Colonus"
  • the legend continued
  • "Antigone"
  • notes to "King Oedipus"
  • notes to "Oedipus at Colonus"
  • notes to "Antigone"

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