Bibliograph

The three Theban plays, Sophocles ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introductions and notes by Bernard Knox

Type

Label

The three Theban plays, Sophocles ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introductions and notes by Bernard Knox

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-424)

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

The three Theban plays

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

9685728

Responsibility statement

Sophocles ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introductions and notes by Bernard Knox

Series statement

Penguin classics

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

Table Of Contents

Antigone -- Oedipus the King -- Oedipus at Colonus

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