The Theban Plays Antigone, King Oidipous and Oidipous at Colonus

by Sophocles; Blondell, Ruby

• ISBN13: 9781585100378
• ISBN10: 1585100374
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.

Summary

This anthology includes English translations of three plays of Sophocles' Oidipous Cycle: Antigone, King Oidipous and Oidipous at Colonus. The trilogy includes an introductory essay on Sophocles life, ancient theatre, and the mythic and religious background of the plays. Each of these plays is available from Focus in a single play edition. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.

Author Biography

Ruby Blondell is Professor of Classics at the University of Washington in Seattle. She has published widely on Greek literature and philosophy, and the reception of myth in popular culture. Her books include "The Play of Character in Plato’s Dialogues" (Cambridge 2002); "Women on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides" (co-authored) (Routledge 1999); "Helping Friends and Harming Enemies. A Study in Sophocles and Greek Ethics" (Cambridge 1989).

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(1)
Sophocles	1	(5)
Theater and Performance	6	(10)
Mythic Background	16	(4)
Religious Background	20	(13)
Antigone	33	(58)
King Oidipous	91	(64)
Oidipous at Colonus	155	(73)
Map 1: Mainland Greece	228	(1)
Map 2: Attica and Environs	229	(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading	230