The Three Theban Plays
Author: Sophocles
ISBN: 9780140444254
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Oct 1984
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;The heroic Greek dramas that have moved theatergoers and readers since the fifth century B.C.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, the three plays that tell the story of the fated Theban royal familyP#8212;Plt;iPgt;Antigone, Oedipus the KingP#160;Plt;/iPgt;andPlt;iPgt;P#160;Oedipus at ColonusP#8212;Plt;/iPgt;are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert FaglesP#39;s authoritative and acclaimed translation conveys all of SophoclesP#39;s 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.P#160;This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by the renowned classicist Bernard Knox.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700P#160;titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theP#160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateP#160;translations by award-winning translators.
ISBN: 9780140444254
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Oct 1984
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;The heroic Greek dramas that have moved theatergoers and readers since the fifth century B.C.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, the three plays that tell the story of the fated Theban royal familyP#8212;Plt;iPgt;Antigone, Oedipus the KingP#160;Plt;/iPgt;andPlt;iPgt;P#160;Oedipus at ColonusP#8212;Plt;/iPgt;are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert FaglesP#39;s authoritative and acclaimed translation conveys all of SophoclesP#39;s 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.P#160;This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by the renowned classicist Bernard Knox.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700P#160;titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theP#160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateP#160;translations by award-winning translators.
