{"product_id":"the-theban-plays-oedipus-the-tyrant-oedipus-at-colonus-antigone-paperback-softback-9780801478710","title":"The Theban Plays; \"Oedipus the Tyrant\"; \"Oedipus at Colonus\"; \"Antigone\" (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801478710","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Theban Plays\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\"Oedipus the Tyrant\"; \"Oedipus at Colonus\"; \"Antigone\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSophocles (Author), Peter J. Ahrensdorf (Translated by), Thomas L. Pangle (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801478710\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn emphasizing the political elements of the plays, Professors Ahrensdorf and Pangle spur their readers — our students — to engage deeply with Sophocles' masterpieces....Their incisive reflections interrogate the texts in original and thought-provoking ways, particularly in regard to their political elements. Even where we disagree with them, their ideas merit serious consideration.... The translators situate Oedipus the Tyrant in its political context and ask probing questions about the nature of tyranny, guilt, and knowingness.... The introductions to Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone are similarly rich in ideas. Alternately considering matters of justice, allegiance and political legitimacy, Ahrensdorf and Pangle mine themes of timeless interest and application. In Antigone, they question Creon's injunction to obey — son to father, young to old, ruled to ruler — and his admonition that there is no greater evil than anarchy. In these two principles, one finds the root of arguments, both ancient and contemporary,over the nature of political legitimacy and stability.\u003c\/p\u003e - Michael Fontaine and Richard Fontaine (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"These excellent translations will serve a useful purpose in the classroom in the hands of serious students of the profound relationship between literary wisdom and ethical-political thought.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Rubin, Duquesne University, editor of \u003ci\u003eJustice v. Law in Greek Political Thought\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe timeless Theban tragedies of Sophocles-\u003cb\u003eOedipus the Tyrant, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone\u003c\/b\u003e-have fascinated and moved audiences and readers across the ages with their haunting plots and their unforgettable heroes and heroines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, following the best texts faithfully, and translating the key moral, religious, and political terminology of the plays accurately and consistently, Peter J. Ahrensdorf and Thomas L. Pangle allow contemporary readers to study the most literally exact reproductions of precisely what Sophocles wrote, rendered in readily comprehensible English. These translations enable readers to engage the Theban plays of Sophocles in their full, authentic complexity, and to study with precision the plays’ profound and enduring human questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the preface, notes to the plays, and introductions, Ahrensdorf and Pangle supply critical historical, mythic, and linguistic background information, and highlight the moral, religious, political, philosophic, and psychological questions at the heart of each of the plays. Even readers unfamiliar with Greek drama will find what they need to experience, reflect on, and enjoy these towering works of classical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslators' PrefaceIntroduction to \u003ci\u003eOedipus the Tyrant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOedipus the Tyrant\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction to \u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction to \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739352035608,"sku":"9780801478710","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-theban-plays-oedipus-the-tyrant-oedipus-at-colonus-antigone-paperback-softback-9780801478710","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}