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Synopsis
Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these 3 plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagle's 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.
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Review
Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of Greek theater. Today, nearly 2,500 years after Sophocles wrote, scholars and audiences still consider it one of the most powerful dramatic works ever made. Freud sure did. The three plays--"Antigone," "Oedipus the King," and "Oedipus at Colonus"--are not strictly a trilogy, but all are based on the Theban myths that were old even in Sophocles' time. This particular edition was rendered by Robert Fagles, perhaps the best translator of the Greek classics into English.
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Three Theban Plays entitled Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0131846388
- ISBN 13 9780131846388
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages430
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