{"product_id":"the-theban-plays-oedipus-rex-oedipus-at-colonus-and-antigone","title":"The Theban Plays: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This Dover edition, first published in 2006, contains the unabridged republication of the plays ... from the volume The dramas of Sophocles rendered in English verse dramatic \u0026amp; lyric by Sir George Young, as published by J.M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd., London, in 1906\"--T.p. verso.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOedipus Rex \n\u003cbr\u003eOedipus at Colonus \n\u003cbr\u003eAntigone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Sophocles' three-play cycle, chronicling Oedipus's search for the truth and its tragic results, remains essential reading. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOedipus Rex \u003c\/i\u003eunfolds amid a city in the relentless grip of a plague. When an oracle proclaims that only an act of vengeance will lift the curse from Thebes, King Oedipus vows to bring a murderer to justice. His quest engenders a series of keen dramatic ironies, culminating in the fulfillment of a dreaded prophecy. \n\u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e finds the former ruler in exile. Old and blind, he seeks a peaceful place to end his torment, but finds only challenges from his reluctant hosts and a summons back to Thebes from his warring sons. The trilogy concludes with \n\u003ci\u003eAntigone, \u003c\/i\u003ein which Oedipus's courageous daughter defies her tyrannical uncle in a provocative exploration of the demands of loyalty and duty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Sophocles' three-play cycle, chronicling Oedipus's search for the truth and its tragic results, remains essential reading for English and classical studies majors as well as for all students of Western civilization. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOedipus Rex \u003c\/i\u003eunfolds amid a city in the relentless grip of a plague. When an oracle proclaims that only an act of vengeance will lift the curse from Thebes, King Oedipus vows to bring a murderer to justice. His quest engenders a series of keen dramatic ironies, culminating in the fulfillment of a dreaded prophecy. \n\u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e finds the former ruler in exile. Old and blind, he seeks a peaceful place to end his torment, but finds only challenges from his reluctant hosts and a summons back to Thebes from his warring sons. The trilogy concludes with \n\u003ci\u003eAntigone, \u003c\/i\u003ein which Oedipus's courageous daughter defies her tyrannical uncle in a provocative exploration of the demands of loyalty and duty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophocles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2006-06-23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Drama \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophocles|Oedipus (Greek mythology)|Antigone (Greek mythology)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486450490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486450490\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372362494233,"sku":"SP-9780486450490","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486450490_spiral.png?v=1778440975","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-theban-plays-oedipus-rex-oedipus-at-colonus-and-antigone","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}