{"product_id":"the-complete-sophocles-peter-burian-9780195388800","title":"The Complete Sophocles: Volume 1: The Theban Plays","description":"Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the \u003cem\u003eGreek Tragedy in New Translations\u003c\/em\u003e series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. The tragedies collected here were originally available as single volumes. This new collection retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions, with Greek line numbers and a single combined glossary added for easy reference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume collects for the first time three of Sophocles most moving tragedies, all set in mythical Thebes: \u003cem\u003eOedipus the King\u003c\/em\u003e, perhaps the most powerful of all Greek tragedies; \u003cem\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/em\u003e, a story that reveals the reversals and paradoxes that define moral life; and \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e, a touchstone of thinking about human conflict and human tragedy, the role of the divine in human life, and the degree to which men and women are the creators of their own destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Burian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195388801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195388800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.20d","brand":"Peter Burian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993937608959,"sku":"9780195388800","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2b7311b-5401-442b-a8c5-f595e09241ac.jpg?v=1683327163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-sophocles-peter-burian-9780195388800","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}