false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158284880m/1549.jpg 1549 4 Love & loyalty, hatred & revenge, fear, deprivation & political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for 2500 years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure, faced with a test of will & character, risking obloquy & death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone & Electra both have a woman as their intransigent 'hero'. Antigone dies rather neglect her duty to her family, Oedipus' determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest & parricide, & Electra's unremitting anger at her mother and her lover keeps her in servitude & despair. These vivid translations combine elegance & modernity, & are remarkable for their lucidity & accuracy. Their sonorous diction, economy & sensitivity to the varied metres & modes of the original musical delivery make them equally suitable for reading or theatrical peformance. 6879893 1 Three Tragedies: Antigone, Oedipus the King & Electra total:604|5:198|4:212|3:166|2:24|1:4| 604 2388 720 29 3 2 false false Thu Mar 13 12:05:07 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 07:51:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sat Jan 12 00:09:24 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 00:11:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:05:15 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:06:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 30 10:42:28 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 10:43:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:36:07 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:37:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 27 10:24:08 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 10:24:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 17 15:05:02 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 07 15:51:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 26 08:05:13 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 13:18:45 -0700 2008 just brought up Antigone in conversation with my husband the other day and he totally had no idea what I was talking about. Huh. He's got the PhD, but I'm obviously better educated. Antigon...more...]]> 4 0 true false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 19:07:34 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 19:20:35 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon May 11 18:06:25 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 18:06:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false true Mon Jun 09 08:37:27 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 08:37:27 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 30 03:07:07 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 03:08:08 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Mon Jan 05 23:24:30 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 23:57:48 -0800 2009 I had to read this my senior year! Holy cow! Talk about dysfunctional families. I about poked my eye balls out after I read it! (metaphorically speaking.)]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 12 15:27:17 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 16:58:22 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed May 07 09:46:31 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 09:54:37 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon May 05 09:16:28 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 14 01:24:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Aug 06 14:41:18 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 14:44:01 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 1983 Wed Jun 25 10:59:58 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 11:01:25 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 29 09:58:11 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 09:59:32 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 14:11:42 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 17:02:13 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1549