Ancient Athens produced three great tragic writers - Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Of the three Sophocles has in many ways remained the most accessible and may have had the most extensive influence on Western Culture, not least because Freud took from the Theban Plays the name and the idea of the Oedipus complex. Of Sophocles' hundred odd plays only seven have survived, of which three are printed here. The Theban Plays make up a trilogy as was common at the time, in which the story of Oedipus' downfall and its aftermath is explored in three stages.
By:
Sophocles Introduction by:
Charles Segal Translated by:
David Grene Volume editor:
David Grene, Richmond Lattimore Imprint: Everyman Hardcovers Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 21mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 413g ISBN:9781857150933 ISBN 10: 1857150937 Series:Everyman's Library CLASSICS Pages: 222 Publication Date:09 December 1994 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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A / AS level
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
