Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, Sophocles' The Three Theban Plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Robert Fagles with introductions and notes by Bernard Knox. Collected here are Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, in a translation by Robert Fagles which retains all of Sophocles' lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters. Oedipus in exile, searching for his identity, desperately trying to avoid his fate, seeking the truth of his origins and achieving immortality; his daughter, Antigone, defending her integrity and ideals to the death - these heroic, tragic figures have captivated theatregoers and readers since the fifth century BC. It is Sophocles'...
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2011-03-14
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Det var bättre för, och ju för desto bättre, sägs det. Dock, vågar jag hävda, inte allt som skrevs ca 427 f Kr. "Hur så, du gamle man? Vid himlen tala!" - "Jag kan ej svara genast. Minnet sviker". Och tur är kanske det.
2010-11-03
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Jag tycker att den är lite bättre än Kung Oidipus. Antigone är en intressant karaktär och hennes relation till Haimon påminner om Romeo och Julia.
