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In this edition, renowned translator Robert Fagles renders Sophocles’ three Theban plays into clear, contemporary English. The collection includes Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus, works that together explore the enduring myths of Thebes. These tragedies have survived eight centuries of study and remain central to the canon of Greek drama.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Drama & Plays/Tragedy
Authors: Robert Fagles
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