"e;These excellent translations will serve a useful purpose in the classroom in the hands of serious students of the profound relationship between literary wisdom and ethical-political thought."e; Leslie Rubin, Duquesne University, editor of Justice v. Law in Greek Political ThoughtThe timeless Theban tragedies of SophoclesOedipus the Tyrant, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigonehave fascinated and moved audiences and readers across the ages with their haunting plots and their unforgettable heroes and heroines.Now, following the best texts faithfully, and translating the key moral, religious, and political terminology of the plays accurately and consistently, Peter J. Ahrensdorf and Thomas L. Pangle allow contemporary readers to study the most literally exact reproductions of precisely what Sophocles wrote, rendered in readily comprehensible English. These translations enable readers to...
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