Sophocles: Antigone and Oedipus the King: A Companion to the Penguin Translation
- ISBN-10
- 0862922402
- ISBN-13
- 9780862922405
- Category
- Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical
- Pages
- 111
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
Description
These two Greek tragedies need no introduction. Their power, riches and influence are immense. All the more reason, therefore, for a volume that can steer the reader through the Penguin translation by Robert Fagles, in which form these masterpieces have reached a far wider audience than Sophocles' original Greek. John Wilkins' Companion to the "Antigone" and Matthew Macleod's to "Oedipus the King", together with an introduction discussing Sophocles and Attic tragedy, provide a valuable tool for the teacher, pupil or general reader.
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