Oedipus the King and Antigone

Name: Oedipus the King and Antigone
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ISBN: 9780882950945

ISBN-10: 0882950940

ISBN-13: 9780882950945

Edition: 1960

Authors: Sophocles, Peter D. Arnott, Peter D. Arnott

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Translated and edited by Peter D Arnott, this classic and highly popular edition contains two essential plays in the development of Greek tragedy -- Oedipus the King and Antigone -- for performance and study. The editor's introduction contains a brief biography of the playwright and a description of Greek theatre. Also included are a list of principal dates in the life of Sophocles and a bibliography.

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 1960
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/15/1960
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 120
Size: 4.90" wide x 7.40" long x 0.23" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English



B.C. 495: Birth of Sophocles


480: Chosen to lead the chorus celebrating the Greet victory over Persia at Salamis


468: Production of the lost Triptolemus; defeats Aeschylus in the dramatic festival


?: Production of Antigone


440: Appointed general, serves on expedition against the island of Samos


?: Production of The Women of Trachis


431: Outbreak of war between Athens and Sparta


?429: Production of Oedipus the King


?: Production of Electra


409: Production of Philoctetes


406: Death of Sophocles


401: Posthumous production of Oedipus at Colonus