| The Theban Plays: Oedipus the King/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone Contributor(s): Sophocles (Author), Fainlight, Ruth (Translator), Littman, Robert J. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0801891337 ISBN-13: 9780801891335 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 880 |
| LCCN: 2008022654 |
| Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sophocles' Theban Plays--Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone--lie at the core of the Western literary canon. They are extensively translated, universally taught, and frequently performed. Chronicling the downfall of Oedipus, the legendary king of Thebes, and his descendants, the Theban Plays are as relevant to present-day thought about love, duty, patriotism, family, and war as when they were written 2,500 years ago. Recent translations of the plays, while linguistically correct, often fail to capture the beauty of Sophocles' original words. In combining the skills of a distinguished poet, Ruth Fainlight, and an eminent classical scholar, Robert J. Littman, this new edition of the Theban Plays is both a major work of poetry and a faithful translation of the original works. Thoughtful introductions, extensive notes, and glossaries frame each of the plays within their historical contexts and illuminate important themes, mythological roots, and previous interpretations. This elegant and uncommonly readable translation will make these seminal Greek tragedies accessible to a new generation of readers. |