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Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone

496? BCE-407 BCE Sophocles · Francis Storr

FormatEbook
Published2006
Words37,439
LanguageEnglish
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These three Theban tragedies by Sophocles dramatize Oedipus's discovery of his unwitting patricide and incest, his death at Colonus, and Antigone's defiance of the state over her brother's burial, in Francis Storr's translation. Suitable for students of classical literature and general readers of Greek drama.

496? BCE-407 BCE Sophocles

Sophocles was an ancient Greek playwright of the 5th century BCE, one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens. He is best known for his tragedies, including *Oedipus Rex* and *Antigone*.

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