The Three Theban Plays Discworld ever more relatable

ever more relatable

It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen

the world needs a hero

In this enchanting illustrated volume

The litany of coincidences in the letters becomes uncanny

The Three Theban Plays Discworld ever more relatableTowering over the rest of Greek tragedy, Sophocles' The Three Theban Plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Robert Fagles with introductions and notes by Bernard Knox. Collected here are Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, in a translation by Robert Fagles which retains all of Sophocles' lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge,