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The Theban Plays

The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create a powerful trilogy of mankind's struggle aginst fate. KING OEDIPUS tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he doesn't realise he has committed, and then inflicts a brutal punishment on himself. It is a devastating portrayl of a ruler brought down by his own oath. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while ANTIGONE depicts the fall of the next generation through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident in his own authority.

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Title of ebook: The Theban Plays
ISBN: 9780141905648
parent-ISBN: 9780140440034
Publisher: ePenguin Classics
Internet download file size: 1693 kb
Pages: 176
Published: 06-2003
Released online for download: 09-04-2008
Author of eBook: Sophocles

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