Sophocles

This Greek tragedy tells the story of Antigone, who sets out to bury her brother against the orders of the king. The play explores themes of duty, family, and the conflict between the laws of mortals and the laws of the gods. Sophocles' writing...

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"Bagg and Scully's renderings strike me as the most performable versions of Sophocles I've ever encountered...if you're looking for the translation that best reflects the emotional force and expressive range of the original plays, you would be hard pressed to do better." -- Philadelphia...

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order...

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order...

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order...

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

In this famous work from the origins of Greek thought, the hero Oedipus is sent to his death bed as an infant when an oracle predicts that he will kill his kingly father, and marry his mother. Being unable to kill him, the father...

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.Author: Sophocles, Wilhelm DindorfISBN-10: 3752524219ISBN-13: 9783752524215Publisher: Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2021Pages: 140Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

The Oedipus Trilogy is a collection of three plays written by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. The plays follow the tragic story of Oedipus, a king who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother, fulfilling a prophecy that he had tried to avoid....

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The Oedipus Tyrannus, also known as Oedipus Rex, is a tragedy written by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles in 429 BCE. The play tells the story of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, who unknowingly fulfills a prophecy that he will kill his father and...

The Oedipus Tyrannus, also known as Oedipus Rex, is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles in 429 BC. The play tells the story of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, who unknowingly fulfills a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother....

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A new and welcome translation of Sophocles' great Oedipus cycle, by one of the distinguished translators of our era In this needed and highly anticipated new translation of the Theban plays of Sophocles, David R. Slavitt presents a fluid, accessible, and modern version for...

The stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Sophocles' three-play cycle, chronicling Oedipus's search for the truth and its tragic results, remains essential reading for English and classical studies...

Sophocles' Theban Plays--Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone--lie at the core of the Western literary canon. They are extensively translated, universally taught, and frequently performed. Chronicling the downfall of Oedipus, the legendary king of Thebes, and his descendants, the Theban Plays are...

The timeless Theban tragedies of Sophocles--Oedipus the Tyrant, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone--have fascinated and moved audiences and readers across the ages with their haunting plots and their unforgettable heroes and heroines. Now, following the best texts faithfully, and translating the key moral, religious,...

The timeless Theban tragedies of Sophocles--Oedipus the Tyrant, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone--have fascinated and moved audiences and readers across the ages with their haunting plots and their unforgettable heroes and heroines. Now, following the best texts faithfully, and translating the key moral, religious,...

For use in schools and libraries only. Detailed notes accompany modern translations of the stories of Oedipus, a king who is unable to escape his tragic fate and ends his days in exileAuthor: SophoclesISBN-10: 0808577123ISBN-13: 9780808577126Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/07/1984Pages: 432Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 7.74h...

The Theban Trilogy consists of Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone - together these tell the tragic story of Oedipus the king of Thebes, and his daughter Antigone. Oedipus the King (in Latin Oedipus Rex) sees the youthful Oedipus consults the Oracle...

The Theban Trilogy consists of Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone - together these tell the tragic story of Oedipus the king of Thebes, and his daughter Antigone. Oedipus the King (in Latin Oedipus Rex) sees the youthful Oedipus consults the Oracle...

Sophocles, along with Aeschylus and Euripides, is considered one of three important ancient Greek tragedians. Writing during the 5th century BC, Sophocles created some one hundred and twenty three plays during his lifetime, of which only seven have survived in their entirety. In this...

Sophocles, along with Aeschylus and Euripides, is considered one of three important ancient Greek tragedians. Writing during the 5th century BC, Sophocles created some one hundred and twenty three plays during his lifetime, of which only seven have survived in their entirety. In this...

The three Theban plays, Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, stand at the pinnacle of Greek tragedy. Even today they hold audiences transfixed.Author: SophoclesISBN-10: 1781398267ISBN-13: 9781781398265Publisher: Benediction ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2017Pages: 194Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.45d

The three Theban plays, Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, stand at the pinnacle of Greek tragedy. Even today they hold audiences transfixed.Author: SophoclesISBN-10: 1781398283ISBN-13: 9781781398289Publisher: Benediction ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2017Pages: 194Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, Sophocles' The Three Theban Plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Robert Fagles with introductions and notes by Bernard Knox. Collected here are Antigone, Oedipus the...

The Tragedies of Sophocles is a collection of plays written by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. This edition of the book was published in 1819 and includes translations of seven of Sophocles' most famous plays: Antigone, Ajax, Electra, Oedipus Rex, Trachiniae, Philoctetes, and Oedipus...

In THESE SEVEN SICKNESSES, Sophocles' seven surviving plays - OEDIPUS, IN TRACHIS, PHILOKTETES, IN COLONUS, AJAX, ELEKTRA and ANTIGONE - combine with music and food to create a stunning portrait of the human condition, where the intermingling of chance and fate yields disquieting results....

Author: Sophocles, Theodore Howard BanksISBN-10: 0195010590ISBN-13: 9780195010596Publisher: Oxford University Press, USALanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/1956Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 7.97h x 5.44w x 0.49d

Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus is the most famous of ancient tragedies and a literary masterpiece. It is not, however, the only classical dramatization of Oedipus' quest to discover his identity. Between four and five hundred years after Sophocles' play was first performed, Seneca composed a...

This is the definitive collection to own Teachers, students, actors, directors, stage play readers This collection is presented by Walter Schenck, winner of 5 stage play awards, besides international acclaims and numerous other awards. When it comes to literary writing, whether it be poetry,...

Mutability; uncertainty; a universe of precipitous change: these themes are at the heart of Sophocles' tragic vision. But nowhere are they elaborated with more urgency than in Women of Trachis. There are no subtle shifts of Fortune's favors in this tragedy, only stunning and...

Sophocles' Women of Trachis is a play that resonates with the complexityof life, expressing happiness entwined with despair and beauty tangledwith violence. The date of the play is uncertain, but it was probablycomposed sometime between 450-425 BCE. The protagonists are Heracles(Hercules), the son of...

Among the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Women of Trakhis is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet Robert Bagg. A powerful drama centered...