Sophocles - Plays & Playwrights 1

A stand-alone edition of Sophocles’s Antigone taken from Chicago’s renowned translations of the Greek tragedies. Drawn from the authoritative third edition of the University of Chicago Press’s Compl……続きを見る

Chicago’s renowned translations of the greatest surviving plays of ancient Greece, collected into a single volume. Drawn from the authoritative third editions of David Grene and Richmond Lattimore’s……続きを見る

Descubre el poder de la tragedia griega que ha cautivado a generaciones. Sumérgete en el mundo de Sófocles, donde el destino y la voluntad humana se entrelazan en un drama atemporal. En "Edipo rey; ……続きを見る

Ontdek de tijdloze tragedie die de tand des tijds heeft doorstaan en nog steeds de harten van lezers over de hele wereld beroert. In 'Koning Oedipus' van Sophocles word je meegevoerd naar het oude T……続きを見る

An updated stand-alone edition of Sophocles’s Oedipus the King taken from Chicago’s renowned translations of the Greek tragedies. Over the years, David Grene and Richmond Lattimore’s Complete Greek ……続きを見る

Sophocles' Electra is a Greek tragedy that centers on Electra's quest for vengeance against her mother, Clytemnestra, who murdered Electra's father, Agamemnon. The play delves into themes of justice……続きを見る

In Oedipus at Colonus, Sophocles presents the final chapter of Oedipus's life. Blind and exiled, Oedipus arrives at Colonus, seeking a place of rest before death. The play explores themes of redempt……続きを見る

Découvrez l'une des pièces les plus emblématiques de Sophocle avec ***"Oedipe Roi"***, un chef-d'œuvre intemporel de la tragédie grecque qui captive les lecteurs depuis des siècles. Dans cette pièce……続きを見る

AN EPIC TRAGEDY, WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE A MASTERPIECE Oedipus Rex, Sophocles’ finest play is considered by many to be the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies. First produced sometime around 429……続きを見る

One of the few surviving plays by Sophocles, and one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas of all time, Antigone raises issues of law and morality that are just as relevant toda……続きを見る

Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price The first great 'resistance' drama - and perhaps the definitive Greek tragedy. Creon, the King of Thebes, has forbidden the burial of ……続きを見る

Ajax Sophocles - Ajax is enraged because Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus, rather than to him. He vows to kill the Greek leaders who disgraced him. Before he can enact his extraordinary reven……続きを見る

Oedipus King of Thebes Sophocles - Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus (Ancient Greek: , pronounced [oidípos týrannos]), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sopho……続きを見る

A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights. The war has ended, but with peace comes conflict. Antigone's……続きを見る

The most celebrated plays of ancient AthensーSophocles’s seven surviving worksーin vivid and dynamic new translations. ANTIGONE, translated by award-winning poet Robert Bagg, is one of seven plays H……続きを見る

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New……続きを見る

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in Ne……続きを見る

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New……続きを見る

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in Ne……続きを見る

Available for the first time as an independent work, David Grene’s legendary translation of Oedipus the King renders Sophocles’ Greek into cogent, vivid, and poetic English for a new generation to s……続きを見る

Sophocles addresses themes of civil disobedience, fidelity, and love for family; and questions which law is greater: the gods' or man'sーin this play that challenged many established mores of Ancien……続きを見る

‘The Trachinian Maidens’ (also ‘Women of Trachis’ or ‘The Trachiniae’) is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles, in which Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, is distraught over her husband's neglect of her ……続きを見る

Sophocles' play is a famous retelling of Aias's (Ajax's) demise. After the armor is awarded to Odysseus, Aias feels so insulted that he wants to kill Agamemnon and Menelaus. Athena intervenes and cl……続きを見る

The winner of the Festival of Dionysus in 409 BC, 'Philoctetes' describes the attempt by Neoptolemus and Odysseus to bring disabled master archer, Philoctetes, with them to Troy. The play covers sev……続きを見る

Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan war, 'Electra' recounts the tale of Electra and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother Clytemnestra and step father……続きを見る

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek tragedies, ‘King Oedipus’ (or ‘Oedipus Rex’) is the first play in the Oedipus trilogy (followed by ‘Oedipus at Colonus’ and then ‘Antigone’). After defea……続きを見る

Oedipus was the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta. Before he was born, his parents consulted the Oracle at Delphi. The Oracle prophesied that Oedipus would murder his father and marry his mother. ……続きを見る

Included herein are the seven surviving plays of Athens’ pre-eminent playwright, Sophocles, masterfully translated by Lewis Campbell, M.A., LL.D. The plays included are: ‘Antigone,’ ‘Aias,’ ‘King Oe……続きを見る

To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. So when in time a son was born the infant's feet were riveted t……続きを見る

The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the com……続きを見る