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The Theban Plays: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity)by Sophocles
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Sophocles' Theban Plays — Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone — lie at the core of the Western literary canon. They are extensively translated, universally taught, and frequently performed. Chronicling the downfall of Oedipus, the legendary king of Thebes, and his descendants, the Theban Plays are as relevant to present-day thought about love, duty, patriotism, family, and war as when they were written 2,500 years ago.
Recent translations of the plays, while linguistically correct, often fail to capture the beauty of Sophocles' original words. In combining the skills of a distinguished poet, Ruth Fainlight, and an eminent classical scholar, Robert J. Littman, this new edition of the Theban Plays is both a major work of poetry and a faithful translation of the original works. Thoughtful introductions, extensive notes, and glossaries frame each of the plays within their historical contexts and illuminate important themes, mythological roots, and previous interpretations. This elegant and uncommonly readable translation will make these seminal Greek tragedies accessible to a new generation of readers. Book News Annotation:Fainlight is a British poet, short story writer, librettist, and translator, though not of classical Greek. Littmen (classics, U. of Hawaii) provided the literal translation, and together they produced an English version of the ancient Greek plays that they intend to be accurate enough to be used in teaching but also can stand on their own merit as literature. A 50-page introduction discusses classical Greek culture, theater and its relationship to religion, performance, Sophocles, and these particular plays. Endnotes explain references, and glossaries identify theatrical terms and people and places. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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