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Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone may be 2,500 years old, but can still grip and shock modern audiences. This translation by Don Taylor was filmed in 1986. Sophocles' Antigone is set in the aftermath of the death of Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polyneices by each other's hands.
Series
Language
English
Description
Bearer of an almost unspeakable, immutable fate, Oedipus yet feels himself a man chosen-that is, favored-by the gods. Now an old man, blind and outcast, Oedipus wanders through Greece guided by his daughter Antigone until he comes to Colonus, where he knows he will die. Protected by the ruler of Thebes against the armies of Creon who have come in pursuit, he curses his son Polynices for indifference and ingratitude. Oedipus in this play is old and...
Pub. Date
[2005], c1986
Language
English
Description
Sophocles often won the leading prize at the Dionysia, the principal dramatic festival of Athens; but Oedipus the King was a runner-up, winner of the second prize. Posterity, however, considers the play second to none. The play tells the beginning of the Oedipus saga, setting the stage and creating the characters who will continue the story to its conclusion in Antigone. With Michael Pennington, John Gielgud, and Claire Bloom.
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