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The Theban plays of Sophocles /

(Number (ISBN

0300134673

(Number (ISBN

6611734821

(Number (ISBN

9780300134674

(Number (ISBN

9786611734824

Erroneous ISBN

0300117760

Erroneous ISBN

1281734829

Erroneous ISBN

9780300117769

Erroneous ISBN

9781281734822

Number

b718656

Title Proper

The Theban plays of Sophocles /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

translated by David R. Slavitt.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Haven :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Yale University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2007]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2007

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xi, 237 pages).

Series Title

Yale new classics

Text of Note

"Published with assistance from the Kingsley Trust Association Publication Fund established by the Scroll and Key Society of Yale College"--Title page verso.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Text of Note

Antigone -- Oedipus Tyrannos -- Oedipus at Colonus.

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Text of Note

In this needed and highly anticipated new translation of the Theban plays of Sophocles, David Slavitt presents a fluid, accessible, and modern version for both newcomers to the plays and established admirers. Unpretentious and direct, Slavitt's translation preserves the innate verve and energy of the dramas, engaging the reader or audience member directly with Sophocles' great texts. Slavitt chooses to present the plays not in narrative sequence but in the order in which they were composed: "Antigone", "Oedipus Tyrannos", "Oedipus at Colonus"; he thereby underscores the fact that the story of "Oedipus" is one to which Sophocles returned over the course of his lifetime. This arrangement also lays bare the record of Sophocles' intellectual and artistic development. Renowned as a poet and translator, Slavitt has translated Ovid, Virgil, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Ausonius, Prudentius, Valerius Flaccus, and Bacchylides as well as works in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew. In this volume, he avoids personal intrusion on the texts and relies upon the theatrical machinery of the plays themselves. The result is a major contribution to the art of translation and a version of the Oedipus plays that will appeal enormously to readers, theatre directors, and actors.

Text of Note

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Stock Number

22573/ctt11166n

Title

Theban plays of Sophocles.

International Standard Book Number

0300117760

General Material Designation

Theban plays.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Version (or Date of Version)

(Slavitt)

Antigone

Oedipus

Sophocles

Antigone

Oedipus

Sophocles.

DRAMA-- Ancient, Classical & Medieval.

DRAMA-- General.

DD

DRA-- 006000

DRA000000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Sophocles

Slavitt, David R.,1935-

Sophocles.

Sophocles.

Sophocles.

Date of Transaction

20201208104604.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

Y