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Three Theban plays : Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus

Three Theban plays : Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus more books like this

by Sophocles

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 ...

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Oedipus Cycle of Sophocles

Oedipus Cycle of Sophocles more books like this

by Sophocles, Robert Fitzgerald (Translator), Dudley Fitts (Translator)

English versions of Sophocles' three great tragedies based on the myth of Oedipus, translated for a modern audience by two gifted poets. Index.

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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Sophocles I

The Complete Greek Tragedies: Sophocles I more books like this

by Sophocles, David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor)

Includes "Oedipus the King", "Oedipus at Colonus" and "Antigone".

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Antigone

Antigone more books like this

by Sophocles

Sophocles' Antigone is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are beginning to study Greek tragedy. But it is by no means an easy play, and the reader requires careful guidance if he is to appreciate its subtleties and come ...

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Medea and Other Plays

Medea and Other Plays more books like this

by Euripides

'the most tragic of the poets' Aristotle Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a subtle variety of register and mood. He is also remarkable for the prominence he gave to female characters, whether heroines of virtue ...

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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides V

The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides V more books like this

by Euripides, David Grene (Editor), Richard Lattimore (Editor)

Includes "Electra", "The Phoenician Women" and "The Bacchae".

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Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex more books like this

by Sophocles

'Sophocles, in a play that won only second prize, created a masterpiece that in the eyes of posterity has overshadowed every other achievement in the field of ancient drama. In it he played on certain latent terrors that are part of man's nature in all kinds of societies and at all epochs; terrors whose influence may pervade our lives in ways we ...

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Sophocles: Antigone

Sophocles: Antigone more books like this

by Sophocles, Dr. Andrew Brown, Jr., LLB (Editor)

Sophocles' Antigone is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are beginning to study Greek tragedy. But it is by no means an easy play, and the reader requires careful guidance if he is to appreciate its subtleties and come ...

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King more books like this

by Sophocles

Since it was first performed in Athens in the 420s BC, Oedipus the King has been widely regarded as Sophocles' greatest tragedy and one of the foundation stones of western drama. Taken as a model by Aristotle in his Poetics, it became a yardstick for future generations. Since the play's rediscovery in the Renaissance, audiences - including Sigmund ...

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The Theban Plays: King Oedipus; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone

The Theban Plays: King Oedipus; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone more books like this

by Sophocles, E F Watling (Translator)

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 ...

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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus I more books like this

by David Grene (Editor), Richmond Alexander Lattimore (Editor), Aeschylus

Includes "Oresteia", "Agamemnon", "The Libation Bearers" and "The Eumenides".

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Lysistrata and Other Plays: The Acharnians, the Clouds, Lysistrata more books like this

by Aristophanes, Alan H Sommerstein (Translator)

Writing at a time when Athens was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was an eloquent opponent of the demagogue and the sophist. This collection includes "Lysistrata", the hilariously bawdy anti-war fantasy; "The Acharnians", a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta; and "The Clouds", a satire ...

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Medea more books like this

by Euripides

The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal ...

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Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra more books like this

by Sophocles, Edith Hall (Editor), H D F Kitto (Translator)

Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for ...

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Greek tragedies. Volume 1 more books like this

by David Grene, Richmond Alexander Lattimore

Volume 1-Second Edition. In three paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer a selection of the most important and characteristic plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides from the nine-volume anthology of The Complete Greek Tragedies. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred ...

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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus II more books like this

by Aeschylus, David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor)

Includes "Prometheus Bound", "Seven Against Thebes", "The Persians" and "The Suppliant Maidens".

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The Odyssey of Homer more books like this

by Homer

Perhaps the most celebrated of all Western narratives, the Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus's roundabout voyage home to Ithaca where his beloved Penelope awaits. In stories along the way, he famously encounters Circe, the Sirens, the Cyclops, and many, many others. This translation renders the classic more economically than others.

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The Oedipus Cycle: Sophocles more books like this

by Sophocles, Robert Fitzgerald (Translator), Dudley Fitts (Translator)

English versions of Sophocles' three great tragedies based on the myth of Oedipus, translated for a modern audience by two gifted poets.

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The Bacchae, and other plays more books like this

by Euripides

Through their sheer range, daring innovation, flawed but eloquent characters and intriguing plots, the plays of Euripides have shocked and stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. "Phoenician Women" portrays the rival sons of King Oedipus and their mother's doomed attempts at reconciliation, while "Orestes" shows a son ravaged with guilt ...

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Oedipus the King: Sophocles more books like this

by Sophocles, Diskin Clay (Translator), Stephen Berg (Translator)

In this highly-acclaimed translation of the most famous of all Greek tragedies, Stephen Berg DS a well-known poet DS and Diskin Clay DS a distinguished classicist DS combine their talents to produce a powerful version of Sophocles' timeless work. The volume also contains a critical introduction, commentary on difficult passages, stage directions, ...

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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Sophocles II more books like this

by Sophocles, David Greene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor)

Includes "Ajax", "The Women of Trachis", "Electra" and "Philocetes".

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Oedipus the King and Antigone more books like this

by Sophocles, Peter D Arnott (Editor)

Translated and edited by Peter D Arnott, this classic and highly popular edition contains two essential plays in the development of Greek tragedy -- Oedipus the King and Antigone -- for performance and study. The editor's introduction contains a brief biography of the playwright and a description of Greek theatre. Also included are a list of ...

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Three Plays of Euripides: Alcestis, Medea, the Bacchae more books like this

by Euripides

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Troilus & Cressida more books like this

by William Shakespeare

This edition is the first to offer a detailed account of the theatrical treatment of Troilus and Cressida on the British and North American stages from its first revivals at the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. As social turmoil increased, audiences grew more in tune with the play's cynical undercutting of the Homeric tale of ...

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Complete Plays of Sophocles more books like this

by Sophocles, Professor Moses Hadas (Editor)

The greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles wrote over 120 plays, surpassing his older contemporary Aeschylus and the younger Euripides not only in the number of plays he wrote but also in the number of prizes awarded his works. Only the seven works in this volume have survived intact. From the complex drama of Antigone, the heroine willing to ...

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