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

The Theban Plays: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone
ISBN-10
048611497X
ISBN-13
9780486114972
Series
The Theban Plays
Category
Drama
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2012-03-05
Publisher
Courier Corporation
Author
Sophocles

Description

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.

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