The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus - Paperback
by Sophocle
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sophocle, Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard Knox (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1984-02-07Pages:432
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140444254ISBN-10:140444254UPC:9780140444254Book Category:Drama, Literary Criticism, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Drama, Ancient, Classical & MedievalSize:7.76 x 5.11 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SC263X1N2Z
The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus
The heroic Greek dramas that have moved theatergoers and readers since the fifth century B.C. Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, the three plays that tell the story of the fated Theban royal family--Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus--are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles's authoritative and acclaimed translation conveys all of...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140444254ISBN-10:140444254UPC:9780140444254Book Category:Drama, Literary Criticism, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Drama, Ancient, Classical & MedievalSize:7.76 x 5.11 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SC263X1N2Z
Sophocles was born at Colonus, just outside Athens, in 496 BC, and lived ninety years. His long life spanned the rise and decline of the Athenian Empire; he was a friend of Pericles, and though not an active politician he held several public offices, both military and civil. The leader of a literary circle and friend of Herodotus, he was interested in poetic theory as well as practice, and he...
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Sophocle, Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard Knox (Introduction by)
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