The Theban Plays
Sophocles • Bernhard Tauchnitz • ISBN-13 978‑0679431329
The Theban Plays
Sophocles • Bernhard Tauchnitz
ISBN-10: 1857150937 · ISBN-13: 978‑0679431329 · 1994 · 1st Edition
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This edition of Sophocles' Theban Plays presents the foundational cycle of Greek tragedy, exploring the inexorable weight of fate and the moral complexities of the human condition. Through the narratives of Oedipus, Antigone, and their kin, the text examines the tension between individual agency and divine will within the context of ancient Athenian theatrical tradition.
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