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

by John Wilkins, Matthew Macleod

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 and Attic tragedy, provide a valuable tool for the teacher, pupil or general reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780862922405
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/01/1991
Series:	Classical Studies
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

John Wilkins is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Exeter.
Matthew Macleod was lecturer in Classics at the University of Southampton.

Table of Contents

Preface 4
General Introduction 5
Select Bibliography 14
Antigone Introduction to Antigone 19
Companion to Antigone 27
Appendix 69
Selected Index and Glossary 71
Oedipus the King Introduction to Oedipus the King 75
Companion to Oedipus the King 80