The Theban Plays: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone

The stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Essential reading for English and classical studies majors. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The stirring tale of a legendary royal family''s fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Sophocles'' 3-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.

• | Author: Sophocles
• | Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• | Publication Date: Jul 28, 2006
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780486450490
• | ISBN-10: 048645049X