Sophocles

  • Sophocles: Oedipus the King
    By P. J. Finglass

    The translation incorporated into the commentary ensures that the book will be accessible to all readers interested in what is arguably the greatest Greek tragedy of all.

  • Sophocles: Antigone
    By Douglas Cairns

    This volume sets the play in the contexts of its mythical background, its performance, its relation to contemporary culture and thought, and its rich reception history.

  • Sophocles: Electra
    By Sophocles, P. J. Finglass

    Full-scale 2007 commentary on a revised Greek text, with original metrical analyses of the lyrical sections.

  • Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context
    By Jacques Jouanna

    L. Edmunds, Theatrical Space and Historical Place in Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, Lanham, 1996, 191 pp. E. Garcia Novo, Estructura composicional de Edipo en Colono, Madrid, Universidad Complutense, 1978, 304 pp.

  • Sophocles: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
    By Ruth Scodel

    Theatrical space and historical place in Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. A traditional discussion of the historical background combined with a highly theorized discussion in terms of metatheatricality ...

  • Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus
    By Sophocles

    This edition of Oedipus Tyrannus is abridged from the full edition and differs mainly in the omission of an English translation. It contains an introduction, the Greek text and commentary...

  • Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus
    By Fiona Macintosh

    This volume traces Sophocles' paradigmatic ancient tragedy from its first appearance on the stage in the fifth century BC to present day productions.

  • Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus
    By Jennifer R. March

    Oedipus Tyrannus by the great tragedian Sophocles is one of the most famous works of ancient Greek literature.

  • Sophocles: Electra
    By Sophocles

    This 2007 edition, the first full-scale commentary on any play of Sophocles since the nineteenth century, explores afresh long-standing controversies such as the moral status of the killing of Clytemnestra, while also investigating many ...

  • Sophocles: Electra
    By Sophocles

    In this edition of Sophocles' Electra, one of the greatest tragedies in Greek or any literature, Mr Keels presents the play as a study in revenge, but in a subtle...

  • Sophocles: Electra
    By Michael Lloyd

    Sophocles' Electra deals with the famous story of Orestes' vengeance on his mother Clytemnestra for her murder of his father Agamemnon.

  • Sophocles: Electra
    By Michael A. Lloyd

    Sophocles: Electra

  • Sophocles: Electra
    By Michael Lloyd

    This book discusses whether the matricide is a just and final act of violence, or whether Sophocles ironically implies that it is more problematic than it seems.

  • Sophocles: The Seven Plays in English Verse
    By Sophocles

    The most famous of Sophocles's tragedies are those concerning Oedipus and Antigone: these are often known as the Theban Plays or The Oedipus Cycle, although each play was actually a part of a different trilogy, the other members of which ...

  • Sophocles: The Seven Plays in English Verse (Classic Reprint)
    By Lewis Campbell

    About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

  • Sophocles: The Seven Plays in English Verse
    By Lewis Campbell

    About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

  • Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments
    By Sophocles

    Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments

  • Sophocles: The Complete Plays
    By Sophocles, Paul Roche

    Collects the full texts of Sophocles' seven ancient Greek plays, including updated translations of "Oedipus the King," "Antigone," and "The Women of Trachis," as well as stage directions and prefaces to each play.

  • Sophocles: Von J. J. C. Donner;
    By Sophocles

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

  • Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments;
    By Sophocles, Richard Claverhouse Jebb

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.