{"product_id":"the-complete-sophocles-volume-1-the-theban-plays-paperback","title":"The Complete Sophocles: Volume 1: The Theban Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Burian\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the \u003cem\u003eGreek Tragedy in New Translations\u003c\/em\u003e series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in\u003cbr\u003eorder to evoke the poetry of the originals. The tragedies collected here were originally available as single volumes. This new collection retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions, with Greek line numbers and a single combined glossary added for easy\u003cbr\u003ereference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume collects for the first time three of Sophocles most moving tragedies, all set in mythical Thebes: \u003cem\u003eOedipus the King\u003c\/em\u003e, perhaps the most powerful of all Greek tragedies; \u003cem\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/em\u003e, a story that reveals the reversals and paradoxes that define moral life; and \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e, a touchstone of\u003cbr\u003ethinking about human conflict and human tragedy, the role of the divine in human life, and the degree to which men and women are the creators of their own destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Burian\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Classical and Comparative Literatures and Theater Studies, Duke University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Shapiro\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44868748509286,"sku":"9780195388800","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bXRCNkRLMG9Ra3RnSFAwQm9OOWFXQT09.webp?v=1772856319","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-complete-sophocles-volume-1-the-theban-plays-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}