Includes the plays Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone, collectively known as the Theban plays. Starting with Oedipus the King and ending with the ultimate sacrifice of Antigone, his daughter the plays follow the trials of a family cursed by the edict of an oracle that ‘you will kill your father and marry with your mother’. From the fourth century BC – when Aristotle took Oedipus the King as his model tragedy, the influence of Sophocles» great plays has been assured. These three great tragedies have a relevance and immediacy as metaphors for some of the most fundamentally held beliefs and values in our culture.This volume contains the Theban plays – widely studied in schools and universities. Translated and with an introduction and notes from Don Taylor – the playwright who directed these plays for BBC TV
Sophocles
Sophocles Plays: 1 [EPUB ebook]
Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonnus; Antigone
Sophocles Plays: 1 [EPUB ebook]
Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonnus; Antigone
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Formato EPUB ● Páginas 272 ● ISBN 9781474225199 ● Traductor Mr Don Taylor ● Editorial Bloomsbury Publishing ● Publicado 2014 ● Descargable 3 veces ● Divisa EUR ● ID 3384534 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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