The three Theban plays / Sophocles ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introductions and notes by Bernard Knox.

Works. Selections. English. 1984

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1984.

PA4414.A2 F3 1984

0140444254 (pbk.)
9780140444254 (pbk.)

Translated from the Classical Greek.

430 pages : genealogical table ; 20 cm.

(OCoLC)9685728

Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of Greek theater. Today, nearly 2,500 years after Sophocles wrote, scholars and audiences still consider it one of the most powerful dramatic works ever made. Freud sure did. The three plays--"Antigone," "Oedipus the King," and "Oedipus at Colonus"--Are not strictly a trilogy, but all are based on the Theban myths that were old even in Sophocles' time. This particular edition was rendered by Robert Fagles, perhaps the best translator of the Greek classics into English.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-423).

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