The Theban Plays (9780140440034)

King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone

Three towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynasty

The legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's struggle against fate. King Oedipus is the devastating portrayal of a ruler who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. Oedipus at Colonus provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while Antigone depicts the fall of the next generation, through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident of his own authority.

Translated with an Introduction by E. F. WATLING

Product details

• Format Paperback | 176 pages
• Dimensions 134 x 199 x 14mm | 136g
• Publication date 26 Apr 1973
• Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
• Imprint Penguin Classics
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Edition Statement Reprint
• Illustrations note notes
• ISBN10 0140440038
• ISBN13 9780140440034
• Bestsellers rank 26,966

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