The Three Theban Plays

Produktbeschreibung

The heroic Greek dramas that have moved theatergoers and readers since the fifth century B.C.

Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, the three plays that tell the story of the fated Theban royal family-Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus-are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles's authoritative and acclaimed translation conveys all of Sophocles's lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by the renowned classicist Bernard Knox.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Three Theban Plays - Sophocles Translated by Robert Fagles with Introductions and Notes by Bernard Knox
Acknowledgments
Translator's Preface
Greece and the Theater


SOPHOCLES: THE THREE THEBAN PLAYSIntroduction to Antigone
Antigone


Introduction to Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King


Introduction to Oedipus at Colonus
Oedipus at Colonus


A Note on the Text of Sophocles
Textual Variants
Notes on the Translation: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus
Select Bibliography
The Genealogy of Oedipus
Glossary 

Kritik

I know of no better modern English version. Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Oxford University

A marvel of craftsmanship and intelligence. Emily Vermeule, Harvard University

The most impressive verse translations of Sophocles that have been made. Stephen Spender 

Autoreninfo

Sophocles; Translated by Robert Fagles; Introduction and Notes by Bernard Knox