The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus (Penguin Classics) by Sophocle Conservation & Preservation " -- The New York

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The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus (Penguin Classics) by Sophocle Conservation & Preservation " -- The New YorkThe heroic Greek dramas that have moved theatergoers and readers since the fifth century B. C. Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, the three plays that tell the story of the fated Theban royal family Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles's authoritative and acclaimed translation conveys all of Sophocles's lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue,