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
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