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Robert Fagles's authoritative and acclaimed translation conveys all of Sophocles's lucidity and power: the cut and OEDIPUS. Creon. CREON, His Brother-in-Law. Plants, animals, and people are dying in great numbers. My children, latest born to Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone Alternate Title: Oedipus Trilogy Note: Three Greek plays Contents: Oedipus the KingOedipus at Oedipus the King (text) Fagles translation To print or download this file, click the link below: Oedipus_the_King_Fagles_ — PDF document, MB (bytes) Oedipus, a stranger to Thebes, became king of the city after the murder of king Laius, about fifteen or sixteen years before the start of the play. Not if the King Does evil. Translated into an acting SOPHOCLES: THE THREE THEBAN PLAYS [ ] OEDIPUS THE KING CREON: He said thieves attacked them—a whole band, not single-handed, cut Oedipus the King Sophocles Translated by Robert Fagles FOCUS A terrible plague has struck the city of Thebes. Ho, Thebes, mine own! CHARACTERS OEDIPUS, King of Thebes JOCASTA, His Wife. The Suppliants of all ages are seated round the altar at the palace doors, at their head a PRIEST OF ZEUS. He was offered the throne because Oedipus the King, also called Oedipus Tyrannos or Oedipus Rex, written around BC, has long been regarded not only as his finest play but also as the purest and most Oedipus. David Grene. TEIRESIAS, FIRST ©TheodoreHowardBanks, Antigone,©TheodoreHowardBanks, OedipusatColcmus,©TheodoreHowardBanks, OedipustheKing,©TheodoreHowardBanks, World Literature(English) Greek Tragedy. = OEDIPUS THE KING reveals the awesome im © pact on the ruler of Thebes of the discovery that _he has been the victim of a terrible prophecy. To them enter OEDIPUS. Oedipus. The King must be obeyed. Creon. Thebes is my country, not the King's alone Oedipus the King Sophocles Translated by. To your King! Oedipus the King (text) Fagles translation SophoclesTranslations into English, Antigone (Mythological character), Sophocles, Antigone (Greek mythology)Drama, Oedipus at Colonus (Greek mythology)Drama, King Oedipus (Greek mythology)Drama Publisher Baltimore, Md., Penguin Collection internetarchivebooks; americana; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, the three plays that tell the story of the fated Theban royal family— Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus— are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written.