| Description |
430 pages : genealogical table ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics
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Penguin classics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-423). |
| Contents |
Antigone -- Oedipus the King -- Oedipus at Colonus. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Language |
Translated from the Classical Greek. |
| Subject |
Sophocles -- Translations into English.
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Sophocles. |
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Antigone (Mythological character) -- Drama.
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Antigone (Mythological character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama.
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Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) |
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Sophocles. Antigone.
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Sophocles. Oedipus Rex.
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Sophocles. Oedipus at Colonus.
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Thebes (Greece) -- Drama.
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Antigone (Sophocles) |
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Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles) |
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Oedipus Rex (Sophocles) |
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Greece -- Thebes. |
| Indexed Term |
Drama in Greek, to ca 500 - English texts. |
| Genre/Form |
Translations.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Fagles, Robert.
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Knox, Bernard, 1914-2010.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections. English. 1984 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83146627
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| ISBN |
0140444254 (paperback) |
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9780140444254 (paperback) |
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