The Complete Plays

by Paul Roche, Sophocles

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Here in one volume are the full texts of the seven extant plays of the Greek playwright Sophocles, regarded by the Greeks of his time as a kind of "tragic Homer". This collection includes the revised and updated translations by Paul Roche of the Oedipus cycle, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone, as well as all-new translations of Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philocetes.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780451527844
ISBN10	0451527844
Series/Work	OL10327036W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	New American Library
Pages	420
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Ajax (Greek mythology) Ancient Antigone Antigone (Greek mythology) Children's plays Classical & medieval Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author) Criticism and interpretation Drama Drama (dramatic works by one author) Electra (Greek mythology) Greek drama Greek drama, history and criticism Greek drama (Tragedy) Greek drama, translations into english Greek language materials Greek Mythology Heracles (Greek mythology) History and criticism In literature

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