The Theban Plays

• Date de parution : 01/12/2005
• Editeur : Adult Pbs
• EAN : 9780140440034
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

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King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigonebr>br>Three towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynastybr>br>The legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity''s struggle against fate. King... Voir plus

King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigonebr>br>Three towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynastybr>br>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.br>br>Translated with an Introduction by E. F. WATLING>