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Feb 07, 1984 | ISBN 9780140444254

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Praise

“I know of no better modern English version.”—Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Oxford University
 
“A marvel of craftsmanship and intelligence.”—Emily Vermeule, Harvard University
 
“The most impressive verse translations of Sophocles that have been made.”—Stephen Spender

Table Of Contents

The Three Theban Plays – Sophocles Translated by Robert Fagles with Introductions and Notes by Bernard Knox

Acknowledgments
Translator’s Preface
Greece and the Theater

SOPHOCLES: THE THREE THEBAN PLAYSIntroduction to Antigone
Antigone

Introduction to Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King

Introduction to Oedipus at Colonus
Oedipus at Colonus

A Note on the Text of Sophocles
Textual Variants
Notes on the Translation: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus
Select Bibliography
The Genealogy of Oedipus
Glossary

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