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The Theban Plays (Classics) Book
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Foyles
King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/AntigoneThree towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynastyThe legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's struggle against fate. King Oedipus is the devastating portrayal of a ruler who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. Oedipus at Colonus provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while Antigone depicts the fall of the next generation, through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident of his own authority.Translated with an Introduction by E. F. WATLING
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The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create a powerful trilogy of mankind's struggle against fate. "King Oedipus" tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he doesn't realise he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment on himself. It is a devastating portrayal of a ruler brought down by his own oath. "Oedipus at Colonus" provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king while "Antigone" depicts the fall of the next generation through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident in his own authority.
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Blackwell
Presents tales such as King Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create a powerful trilogy of mankind's struggle against fate. King Oedipus tells of a man who...
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BookDepository
The Theban Plays : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140440034 : 0140440038 : 26 Apr 1973 : Presents tales such as "King Oedipus"", ""Oedipus at Colonus"", and ""Antigone""."
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Waterstones
Presents tales such as ''King Oedipus'', ''Oedipus at Colonus'', and ''Antigone''.
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Pickabook
Sophocles, E.F. Watling (Trans), E.F. Watling
- 0140440038
- 9780140440034
- Sophocles
- 26 June 2003
- Penguin Classics
- Mass Market Paperback (Book)
- 176
- New Impression
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