The Theban Plays: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity)

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. 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 Contents 8 Preface 10 Introduction 12 Map 62 Time Line 64 Oedipus the King 66 Oedipus at Colonus 130 Antigone 202 Notes 254 Glossary of Terms from Greek Tragedy 274 A 274 C 274 D 274 E 274 I 274 K 274 M 274 O 274 P 274 S 274 T 275 Glossary of Names 276 A 276 B 276 C 276 D 277 E 277 F 277 G 277 H 277 I 277 J 278 K 278 L 278 M 278 N 278 O 278 P 278 S 279 T 279 U 279 V 279 Z 279 Suggestions for Further Reading 280 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 Map......Page 62 Time Line......Page 64 Oedipus the King......Page 66 Oedipus at Colonus......Page 130 Antigone......Page 202 Notes......Page 254 S......Page 274 T......Page 275 C......Page 276 I......Page 277 P......Page 278 Z......Page 279 Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 280 Oedipus The King -- Oedipus At Colonus -- Antigone. Sophocles ; Translated, With Notes And An Introduction By Ruth Fainlight And Robert J. Littman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-219).