See a complete list of the characters in the oedipus plays and indepth analyses of oedipus, antigone, creon, and the chorus. Youre going to bury polyneices, when thats been made a crime for all in thebes. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. The three theban plays by sophocles, 1962, penguin classics edition, in english, ancient greek. Each play in sophocless theban trilogy, as we call it, was about the mythical family of oedipus, rulers of thebes in the dark times before the trojan. Sophocles 495 bc405 bc was a famous and successful. Three tragedies oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus. The message of the play, delivered directly to that audience, is one of complete despair.
They adhere to the greek tradition of dramatizing the lives of a cursed family, but instead of the house of atreus, we gain a jagged view of humanitys affliction through the house of oedipus. The three theban plays penguin classics 1962 edition. Oedipus, a stranger to thebes, became king of the city after the. Sophocles, one of the greatest dramatists of the athenian golden age, was born near athens in about 495 b. Learn theban plays sophocles with free interactive flashcards. Being tragedies, lighthearted these three theban plays are not. One of sophocles theban plays crossword clue answer. Oedipus the king, also known by the latin title oedipus rex, is an athenian tragedy by sophocles that was first performed c. His father was a wealthy merchant, and he enjoyed an aristocratic education in the arts. Sophocles oedipus the king and antigone book pdf download.
New production of sophocles theban plays broadcast across one evening on radio 3. Creon king of thebes, uncle of antigone and ismene. By sophocles citystate of athens, presentday greece. In italy, pier paolo pasolini directed edipo re 1967, a modern interpretation of. Because the chorus, and not one of the individual characters.
Of sophocless three theban plays that have survived, and that deal with the. Sophocles three great tragedies are brought together across one evening on bbc radio 3 in the first radio. Sophocles antigone 442 bc translators note this translation by ian. The theban problembackground information for sophocles.
Read a plot overview of the entire play or a scene by scene summary and analysis. The first play, antigone, is actually the last chronologically. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Sophocles, oedipus tyrannus, line 1 tufts university. Antigone, oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus see other formats. Winningtoningram formerly professor of greek language and literature the in university of london kings college. Choose from 168 different sets of theban plays sophocles flashcards on quizlet. Oedipus sent his brotherinlaw creon to ask advice of the oracle at delphi concerning a plague ravaging thebes. Sophocles taught his antigone to a chorus of fifteen young men for the contest in tragedy. The oedipus plays are plays by sophocles that were first performed in 429 bc. A video blog in which i discuss sophocles theban playsoedipus rex, oedipus at colonus, and antigone.
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