Presents Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald's translation of ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles' three Oedipus tragedies--"Oedipus Rex, " "Oedipus at Colonus, " and "Antigone"--and includes an index of names.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the ancient Greek play "Antigone, " and its author Sophocles.
Offers a comprehensive introduction to ancient Greek drama, discussing the three genres of Greek drama, tragedy, comedy, and satyr play, as well as the five playwrights whose work is still studied today.
A chronicle of the aristocratic house of Atreus; of its hereditary curse which impels the family to become instruments of murder and revenge; and of the gods who preside over them.
A study guide to the fifth-century Greek tragedies, "Oedipus the King," "Oedipus at Colonus," and "Antigone," providing background on the genre, information about the author, summaries and commentaries on the texts, and review questions.