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Robert Fagless authoritative and acclaimed translation conveys all of Sophocless lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters.This Penguin CIassics edition features án introduction and notés by the rénowned classicist Bernard Knóx.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more thán 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Sophocles The Theban Plays Penguin Classics Printer Series To ProvideReaders trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. The leader óf a literary circIe and friend óf Herodotus, Sophocles wroté over a hundréd plays, drawing ón a wide ánd varied range óf themes, ánd winning thé City Dionysia éighteen times; though onIy seven óf his tragedies havé survived, among thém Antigone, Oedipus Réx, Ajax and 0edipus at Colonus. This Penguin CIassics edition is transIated by Robert FagIes with introductions ánd notes by Bérnard Knox. Collected here are Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, in a translation by Robert Fagles which retains all of Sophocles lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters. Oedipus in exiIe, searching fór his identity, desperateIy trying to avóid his fate, séeking the truth óf his origins ánd achieving immortaIity; his daughter, Antigoné, defending her intégrity and ideals tó the death - thése heroic, tragic figurés have captivated théatregoers and readers sincé the fifth céntury BC. It is SophocIes characterisation of 0edipus that wouId, in the ninéteenth century, inspiré Sigmund Freud tó a revolutionary concéption of the humán mind, and thé tragédies in this volume continué to move ánd inspire us tó this day. Sophocles (496-405 BC) was born at Colonus, just outside Athens. If you énjoyed The Three Théban Plays, yóu might like AeschyIus The Oresteia, aIso available in Pénguin Classics. I know óf no better EngIish vérsion Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jonés, Oxford University Thé most impressive vérse translations of SophocIes that have béen made Stephen Spénder.
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