Sophocles: Antigone and Oedipus the King: A Companion to the Penguin Translation

by Moris Farhi, John Wilkins, Matthew Macleod

Book Overview

These two Greek tragedies need no introduction. Their power, riches and influence are immense. All the more reason, therefore, for a volume that can steer the reader through the Penguin translation by Robert Fagles, in which form these masterpieces have reached a far wider audience than Sophocles' original Greek. John Wilkins' Companion to the "Antigone" and Matthew Macleod's to "Oedipus the King", together with an introduction discussing Sophocles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0862922402
• ISBN13: 9780862922405
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"