The Theban Plays

Synopsis

King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone

<b>Three towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynasty</b>

The legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's struggle against fate.

<i>King Oedipus</i> 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.

<i>Oedipus at Colonus</i> provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while <i>Antigone</i> 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

Themes

• Antigone
• Oedipus
• Oedipus (Greek mythology)--Drama
• Oedipus (Greek mythology)
• PA4414.A1 W3 1974