The Theban Plays by Sophocles

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The stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Essential reading for English and classical studies majors. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

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The Theban Plays by Sophocles

The stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Sophocles' 3-play cycle, chronicling Oedipus's search for the truth and its tragic results, remains essential reading for English and classical studies majors as well as for all students of Western civilization.

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Sophocles is one of just three ancient Greek tragedians whose works have survived to this day. Only seven of Sophocles' plays have been preserved in their entirety: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus.

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ISBN 13 9780486450490
ISBN 10 048645049X
Title The Theban Plays
Author Sophocles
Series Thrift Editions
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
Year published 2006-07-28
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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