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100 1 _aSophocles,
_d496? BCE-407 BCE
245 1 4 _aThe Seven Plays in English Verse
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-12-27
505 0 _aAntigone -- Aias -- King Oedipus -- Electra -- The Trachinian maidens -- Philoctetes -- Oedipus at Colonos.
508 _aProduced by Ted Garvin, Fred Robinson and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Seven Plays in English Verse" by Sophocles, translated by Lewis Campbell, is a collection of ancient Greek tragedies written in the 5th century BC. This compilation presents the renowned works of Sophocles, which include complex themes of fate, morality, and human nature, articulated through a variety of tragic characters. The opening chapters introduce the powerful themes of divine law versus human law and the moral dilemmas faced by the characters, particularly through the actions of figures like Antigone. The beginning of "The Seven Plays in English Verse" sets the stage for the iconic play "Antigone." In this opening segment, we meet Antigone and Ismene, the two daughters of Oedipus, who are grieving the loss of their brothers, Eteocles and Polynices. Creon, the new king of Thebes, has ordered that Eteocles be honored with a burial while forbidding Polynices' burial, declaring him a traitor. Antigone, driven by familial loyalty and divine justice, resolves to defy Creon's edict and gives Polynices a proper burial, thereby invoking the conflict between state law and moral duty. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at themes of pride, obedience, and the tragic outcomes that arise from stubbornness and defiance against fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMythology, Greek -- Drama
653 _aSophocles -- Translations into English
700 1 _aCampbell, Lewis,
_d1830-1908
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14484
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