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The Theban Plays Series by Sophocles. 3 primary works • 4 total works. The Theban plays comprise three plays: Oedipus Rex (also called Oedipus Tyrannus or Oedipus the King), Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. All three concern the fate of Thebes during and after the reign of King Oedipus.
- Sophocles
- 1948
The Theban Plays by Sophocles: With John Shrapnel, Juliet Stevenson, Donald Eccles, Robert Eddison. A trilogy of plays detailing the tragic fate of Oedipus and his children, as well as his scheming and tyrannical brother-in-law Creon.
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- 1986-09-14
- Drama
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus: Directed by Don Taylor. With Anthony Quayle, Juliet Stevenson, Paul Copley, David Belcher. Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to take him away.
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- Drama
- Don Taylor
- 1986-09-17
10. Dez. 2006 · by. Sophocles. Publication date. 2006-12-10. Topics. BBC, BBC Radio, BBC Radio Drama, The Theban Plays, Greek Drama, Greek Tragedy, radio drama, tragedy plays, Oedipus, Antigone, BBC Drama. Language. English. Sophocles' trilogy of Theban plays, translated by and presented by Timberlake Wertenbaker.
67,250 ratings2,471 reviews. ‘O Light! May I never look on you again, Revealed as I am, sinful in my begetting, Sinful in marriage, sinful in shedding of blood!’. The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496–406 BC) to create a powerful trilogy of mankind’s struggle against fate.
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Sophocles’ masterpiece is the cycle, named by the specialists The Theban Plays, or the Oedipus cycle. They tell the story of the mythical king Oedipus of Thebes and his descendants. The plays were written across thirty-six years and were not composed in chronological order. The order in witch Sophocles wrote them is - Antigone, Oedipus the ...
Summary. The legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's struggle against fate. King Oedipus is the devastating portrayal of a ruler who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself.
