Sophocles I: The Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)

This book was required for one of my classes and as someone with no previous knowldege of most of these plays I found the translation to be easy to understand. The book came in perfect condition and was packaged well. I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in these Greek plays.

Good quality

Good book

I'm now retired (though not old enough to have met the playwright!) and have some more time for "remedial humanities." After taking a course in ancient Greek theater, I wanted to read these. It's a very good, readable translation that conveys the spirit of the original. If you're a Sophocles fan (and I'm talking to both of you!), you'll enjoy it.

These classic but grim, depressing plays are here reproduced in a slim, affordable edition with not a whole lot of extras. Some versions have elaborate color plate illustrations and archaeological photos, not so much this one. It gets the job done and good for a college student on the move

You can decide for yourself whether you like the substance of this classic work. This review refers to the University of Chicago Press edition. The translations are excellent and very readable, as are the introductions to each work. The UC Press publication is very high quality. Smooth paper for margin notes and crisp printing.

There are under 20 surviving true Greek Tragedies from the zenith of Hellenic culture. Antigone rates among the very best of these and obviously it speaks to the modern sensibility. The conflicts inherent in being true to one's state, one's family & one's self force an unyieldingly moral person into a crime. Trapped by fate into committing acts that you will be held morally & criminally responsible for seems to be a favorite dilemma for the gods on Olympus and the audience at Athens.

I needed this book for school, and compared to the books that my school gives (old and written on by previous students), this book looked like new! It was slightly used in terms of the cover, but the pages of the book looked like new. Overall i felt like it was well worth my money (paid it used, not new..) $3-4, as compared to $20-35 was a definite steal!