The Three Theban Plays
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The Three Theban Plays
By SophoclesDetailed notes accompany modern translations of the stories of Oedipus, a king who is unable to escape his tragic fate and ends his days in exile Three Theban Plays entitled Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus.
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The Three Theban Plays: Antigone - Oedipus the King - Oedipus at Colonus (Theban Plays of Sophocles - Antigone -...
By Sophocles"All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride." Sophocles, Antigone
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The Three Theban Plays: Oedipus the King - Oedipus at Colonus - Antigone
By SophoclesSophocles was born a few years before the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC: the exact year is unclear, although 497/6 is the most likely. Sophocles was born into a wealthy family (his father was an armour manufacturer) and was highly educated.
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The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus
By Sophocles, F. StorrSubjects Each of the plays relates to the tale of the mythological Oedipus, who killed his father and married his mother without knowledge that they were his parents. His family is fated to be doomed for three generations.