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This volume collects for the first time three of Sophocles most moving tragedies, all set in mythical Thebes: Oedipus the King, perhaps the most powerful of all Greek tragedies; Oedipus at Colonus, a story that reveals the reversals and paradoxes that define moral life; and Antigone, a touchstone of thinking about human conflict and human tragedy, the role of the divine in human life, and the degree to which men and women are the creators of their own destiny.

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OEDIPUS THE KING ; Introduction ; Oedipus the King ; Notes ; OEDIPUS AT COLONUS ; Introduction ; Oedipus at Colonus ; Notes ; ANTIGONE ; Introduction ; Antigone ; Notes ; GLOSSARY ; FOR FURTHER READING

The Complete Sophocles

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    Publisher: OUP USA
    Publication Date: 2/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780195388800, 978-0195388800
    ISBN10: 0195388801
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    Poetry ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: ancient, classical Literary studies: plays and playwrights

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This volume collects for the first time three of Sophocles most moving tragedies, all set in mythical Thebes: Oedipus the King, perhaps the most powerful of all Greek tragedies; Oedipus at Colonus, a story that reveals the reversals and paradoxes that define moral life; and Antigone, a touchstone of thinking about human conflict and human tragedy, the role of the divine in human life, and the degree to which men and women are the creators of their own destiny.

    Table of Contents
    OEDIPUS THE KING ; Introduction ; Oedipus the King ; Notes ; OEDIPUS AT COLONUS ; Introduction ; Oedipus at Colonus ; Notes ; ANTIGONE ; Introduction ; Antigone ; Notes ; GLOSSARY ; FOR FURTHER READING

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