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Sophocles Plays: 1: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonnus; Antigone

Sophocles Plays: 1: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonnus; Antigone

Sophocles
Taylor, Don

Paperback

Series: Classical Dramatists

Plays

ISBN10: 041342460X
ISBN13: 9780413424600
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Aug 28 2009
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.70 Width: 4.30 Depth: 6.90
Language: English

Includes the plays Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone, collectively known as the Theban plays. Starting with Oedipus the King and ending with the ultimate sacrifice of Antigone, his daughter the plays follow the trials of a family cursed by the edict of an oracle that you will kill your father and marry with your mother. From the fourth century BC - when Aristotle took Oedipus the King as his model tragedy, the influence of Sophocles' great plays has been assured. These three great tragedies have a relevance and immediacy as metaphors for some of the most fundamentally held beliefs and values in our culture.This volume contains the Theban plays - widely studied in schools and universities. Translated and with an introduction and notes from Don Taylor - the playwright who directed these plays for BBC TV

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