The Theban plays / Sophocles ; translated with introductions by Peter J. Ahrensdorf and Thomas L. Pangle.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Sophocles.

Contributor:

• Ahrensdorf, Peter J., 1958-
• Pangle, Thomas L.

Series:

• Agora editions (Cornell University Press)
• Agora Editions

Standardized Title:

• Works. Selections. English. 2014

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Oedipus (Greek mythology)--Drama.
• Antigone (Greek mythology)--Drama.
• Thebes (Greece)--Drama.
• Sophocles--Translations into English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The timeless Theban tragedies of Sophocles-Oedipus the Tyrant, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone-have fascinated and moved audiences and readers across the ages with their haunting plots and their unforgettable heroes and heroines. Now, following the best texts faithfully, and translating the key moral, religious, and political terminology of the plays accurately and consistently, Peter J. Ahrensdorf and Thomas L. Pangle allow contemporary readers to study the most literally exact reproductions of precisely what Sophocles wrote, rendered in readily comprehensible English.These translations enable readers to engage the Theban plays of Sophocles in their full, authentic complexity, and to study with precision the plays' profound and enduring human questions. In the preface, notes to the plays, and introductions, Ahrensdorf and Pangle supply critical historical, mythic, and linguistic background information, and highlight the moral, religious, political, philosophic, and psychological questions at the heart of each of the plays. Even readers unfamiliar with Greek drama will find what they need to experience, reflect on, and enjoy these towering works of classical literature.

Contents:

• Oedipus the Tyrant
• Oedipus at Colonus
• Antigone.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 9780801468896
• 0801468892
• 9781322522364
• 1322522367
• 9780801468902
• 0801468906

OCLC:

922998478