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2) Antigone

Author

Sophocles

Series

Theban Plays

Pub. Date

1993

Description

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The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, the eponymous Antigone is an unconventional heroine who pits her beliefs against the King of Thebes in a bloody test of wills that leaves few unharmed. Emotions fly as she challenges the king for the right to bury her own brother. Determined but doomed, Antigone shows her inner strength throughout the play. This edition follows the Francis Storr Translation.

3) The Oedipus cycle

Author

Sophocles

Series

Harvest books

Pub. Date

[1958, c1949]

4) The three Theban plays

Author

Sophocles

Pub. Date

1984

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Presents three Greek plays by Sophocles detailing life in Thebes.

5) Antigone: Oedipus the King ; Electra

Author

Sophocles

Series

Oxford world's classics

Pub. Date

1998

6) The Oedipus cycle: an English version

Author

Sophocles

Series

Harvest book

Pub. Date

c1977

Description

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Presents Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald's translation of ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles' three Oedipus tragedies--"Oedipus Rex," "Oedipus at Colonus," and "Antigone"--and includes an index of names.

7) The burial at Thebes: a version of Sophocles' Antigone

Author

Heaney, Seamus

Pub. Date

2004

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Sophocles' play stands as a timely exploration of the conflict between those who affirm the individual's human rights and those who must protect the state's security. During the War of the Seven Against Thebes, Antigone learns that her brothers have killed each other, having been forced onto opposing sides. When Creon, king of Thebes, grants burial of one but not the "treacherous" other, Antigone defies his order, believing it her duty to bury all...