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The Theban Plays - King Oedipus/ Oedipus at Colonus/ Antigone (Paperback, New Impression) Loot Price: R152
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The Theban Plays - King Oedipus/ Oedipus at Colonus/ Antigone (Paperback, New Impression)

Sophocles; Translated by E.F. Watling

Series: Classics Series

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KING OEDIPUS/OEDIPUS AT COLONUS/ANTIGONE

‘O Light! May I never look on you again,
Revealed as I am, sinful in my begetting,
Sinful in marriage, sinful in shedding of blood!’

The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496–406 BC) 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 does not realise he has committed, and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. With profound insights into the human condition, 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.

E. F. Watling’s masterful translation is accompanied by an introduction, which examines the central themes of the plays, the role of the Chorus, and the traditions and staging of Greek tragedy.

General

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Classics Series
Release date: 2007
First published: June 1950
Authors: Sophocles
Translators: E.F. Watling
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
Edition: New Impression
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044003-4
Languages: English
Subtitles: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN: 0-14-044003-8
Barcode: 9780140440034

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