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A review by sjbozich
Theban Plays by Sophocles
5.0
Hackett is my go-to publisher for Greek plays. Meineck and Woodruff are often involved. I started using another edition for "Antigone", and found myself coming back to this edition.
Great use of modern language, yet keeping the flow of the Greek text (no, I do not read ancient Greek).
Great Intro, Notes and Bibliography (one for Students, one for Scholars!).
Yes, "Colonus" does go on and on. But really, "Antigone" even more so - thought it would never end! OTOH, I would like to send a copy of "A" to every Republican politician - with the reminder that Creon is not the Good Guy!
And yes, "Oedipus Tyrannus" should be read now and then, just as a reminder what Freud is writing about.
Also nice that they provide a thumbnail of Hegel on "Antigone".
I have not read the Greek tragedies in decades, but I do need a break now after reading these 3 in a row. I did read them in order of events, rather than in order of when Sophocles wrote them ("Antigone" ends the cycle, but was the first written and performed).
Yes, I am doing a Theban play reading - a few more, and a few more various editons/translations to go.
Great use of modern language, yet keeping the flow of the Greek text (no, I do not read ancient Greek).
Great Intro, Notes and Bibliography (one for Students, one for Scholars!).
Yes, "Colonus" does go on and on. But really, "Antigone" even more so - thought it would never end! OTOH, I would like to send a copy of "A" to every Republican politician - with the reminder that Creon is not the Good Guy!
And yes, "Oedipus Tyrannus" should be read now and then, just as a reminder what Freud is writing about.
Also nice that they provide a thumbnail of Hegel on "Antigone".
I have not read the Greek tragedies in decades, but I do need a break now after reading these 3 in a row. I did read them in order of events, rather than in order of when Sophocles wrote them ("Antigone" ends the cycle, but was the first written and performed).
Yes, I am doing a Theban play reading - a few more, and a few more various editons/translations to go.