Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780226307923ISBN:0226307921
Description: Very Good. Minor shelf wear. Light with markings. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780226307923ISBN:0226307921
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226307923ISBN:0226307921
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226307923ISBN:0226307921
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago
Date Published: 1954
Description: Acceptable. 1954 edition. 14th printing. Book is in good condition. Published in 1967. Marginalia and underlining on a few pages. Wear on cover; minor scuffing on cover edges. - read more
Description: Reader copy. By Sophocles; ISBN: 0226307921; Pub. : University Of Chicago Press; Pub. Date: 1991-08-15; Media: Paperback; Weight: 8 oz.; A couple cover corner tips are bent, curled; some creasing evident at corners. Cover has light surface wear. Light surface crease on back. Used sticker on spine of book. Pages show indication of light use. Several page corners have been slightly bent. Several page corners had been folded over. This book is still very readable. by Sophocles; ISBN: 0226307921; ... read more
Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Pub Date: 8/15/1991 Binding: Paperback Pages: 218. read more
Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780226307923ISBN:0226307921
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 218 p. Complete Greek Tragedies. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"I've read and taught "Oedipus Rex" countless times, but I had never read the other two plays in the trilogy. Sophocles wrote them many, many years apart, and they all feel very different from each other. Because of this, it's hard to compare them, but I think I like "Oedipus at Colonus" the best overall. The scenes between Oedipus and his two daughters are really touching, and he's much more human than in the first play (and than Creon in the third). For the few days I was reading these, I noticed I had some pretty dark dreams--there's something just primordial about these stories."
"Much as I expected, my favorites were "Oedipus the King," then "Antigone," and lastly "Oedipus at Colonus." That last play wasn't a bad play; it just didn't have any of the same intensity of emotion or tension as the other two in the book, and so paled in comparison for me (although I can see that obviously it has complexity of meaning etc - just personal preference -wise, not my thing). "Antigone" was pretty great, especially Creon's touting of human law over divine dictate, which I felt looped back to Oedipus Rex again, but at first (first 400 lines, maybe) I found the characters of Isthene and Antigone rather one-dimensional and predictable, Isthene in particular. Some of Sophocles' messages also seemed more explicit in "Antigone" than in "Oedipus," at least in this translation, something that I don't usually enjoy in my reading. I was very happy however that I read these three plays together, as opposed to separately, because then a certain unity of themes could be easily perceived, for example re: hubris, divine omnipotence (of sorts) slash inescapability of fate, fallibility of man, necessity of proper respect in regards to the gods, etc etc etc.
"One of the benefits of a job like mine is that you get to talk about great books all the time. Antigone has been one of my favorites for a long time, and I've been teaching it for a long time. Then I added Oedipus the King. I think there's a reason that Aristotle thought this the greatest tragedy ever written (although I still have to give a slight nod to Antigone over it for myself). Now I have finally added Oedipus at Colonus to the curriculum, and I'm glad I did. Sophocles has probably surpassed Aeschylus in my book as Greek playwrights, but just barely.
Antigone is still the the most thought-provoking of the three plays for me, but the relentless, driving pace of Oedipus the King excites me, and the most emotional is Oedipus at Colonus - Sophocles' lament, perhaps eulogy is a better word, for a dying Athens (and surely also filled with the hope of a Phoenix-like rebirth)."
"I found this book to be a more simpler read than Hamlet. Hamlet was written in old English so a modern day version is hard to fully translate. Yet, I found the story of Antigone and Oedpidus to be thought provoking as well. The book had a simple storyline but made me think about whether fate really exists or not. It is impossible to tell for sure whether there is such as thing called destiny. I feel that people need to understand that their actions are meaningful and that there is never a definite in life."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
