The Theban Plays of Sophocles by Sophocles
A translation of the Theban plays of Sophocles. It presents the plays in the order in which they were composed: "Antigone", "Oedipus Tyrannos", and "Oedipus at Colonus". It underscores the fact that the story of Oedipus is one to which Sophocles returned over the course of his lifetime.
"Clarity, directness, nobility without pretention, beauty simply expressed - nearly any line in David RSlavitt's Theban Plays of Sophocles reveals a masterly sense of English syntax and word-music. This is a translation meant to be heard in a theater as well as read on a page." Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and essayist"
David R. Slavitt is the distinguished translator of more than eighty works of fiction, poetry, and drama, including most recently William Henry Harrison and Other Poems. He lives in Cambridge, MA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300119015 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300119011 |
| Title | The Theban Plays of Sophocles |
| Author | Sophocles |
| Series | The Yale New Classics Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2009-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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