Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 432 pages | ISBN 9780140444254 | 07 Feb 1984 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP
Antigone defending her integrity and ideals to the death, Oedipus questing for his identity and achieving immortality—these heroic figures have moved playgoers and readers since the fifth century BC.
Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles' 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.
The Three Theban Plays - Sophocles
Translated by Robert Fagles with Introductions and Notes by Bernard Knox
Acknowledgments
Translator's Preface
Greece and the Theater
SOPHOCLES: THE THREE THEBAN PLAYS
Introduction to Antigone Antigone
Introduction to Oedipus the King Oedipus the King
Introduction to Oedipus at Colonus Oedipus at Colonus
A Note on the Text of Sophocles
Textual Variants
Notes on the Translation: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus
Select Bibliography
The Genealogy of Oedipus
Glossary
'I know of no better modern English version.' - Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Oxford University
'A marvel of craftsmanship and intelligence' - Emily Vermeule, Harvard University
'The best modern English translation available' - Sean French, Sunday Times (London)
'The most impressive verse translations of Sophocles that have been made' - Stephen Spender
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