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The three theban plays: antigone; oedipus the king; oedipus at colonus

โœ Scribed by Sophocles


Publisher
Penguin Group US
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Weight
358 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN
1101042699

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โœฆ Synopsis


Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles' translation conveys all of Sophocles' 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.


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