The World's Classics: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra

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The World's Classics: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra (Oxford World's Classics)

Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe.

Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure, faced with a test of will and character, risking obloquy and death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone and Electra both have a woman as their intransigent 'hero'.
Antigone dies rather neglect her duty to her family, Oedipus' determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest and parricide, and Electra's unremitting anger at her mother and her lover keeps her in servitude and despair.

These vivid translations combine elegance and modernity, and are remarkable for their lucidity and accuracy. Their sonorous diction, economy, and sensitivity to the varied metres and modes of the original musical delivery make them equally suitable for reading or theatrical peformance.

Country	USA
Author	Sophocles
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780191585623
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	OUP Oxford
Manufacturer	OUP Oxford
NumberOfPages	222
PublicationDate	1994-03-03
Publisher	OUP Oxford
ReleaseDate	1994-03-03
Studio	OUP Oxford

The World's Classics: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra (Oxford World's Classics)

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