{"product_id":"the-theban-plays-sophocles-9780801891335","title":"The Theban Plays: Oedipus the King\/Oedipus at Colonus\/Antigone","description":"\u003cp\u003eSophocles' Theban Plays--\u003ci\u003eOedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtful introductions, extensive notes, and glossaries frame each of the plays within their historical contexts and illuminate important themes, mythological roots, and previous interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis elegant and uncommonly readable translation will make these seminal Greek tragedies accessible to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophocles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801891337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801891335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Sophocles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48748343623935,"sku":"9780801891335","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theban-plays-sophocles-9780801891335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}