King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone
Three towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynasty
The legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's struggle against fate. King Oedipus is the devastating portrayal of a ruler who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. 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 of his own authority.
Translated with an Introduction by E. F. WATLING
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- Sophocles - Author
- E. Watling - Author of introduction, etc.
- E. Watling - Translator
Kindle Book
- Release date: April 26, 1973
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780141905648
- Release date: April 26, 1973
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780141905648
- File size: 380 KB
- Release date: April 26, 1973