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Sophocles I: The Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)
No CoverSophocles I: The Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)
Mark Griffith, David Grene, Sophocles, Glenn W. Most, Richmond Lattimore
-450·238 pages
Three classic Greek tragedies of the cursed Theban royal house, exploring fate, duty, and devastating family conflict.
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Three classic Greek tragedies of the cursed Theban royal house, exploring fate, duty, and devastating family conflict.
Details
- Release date
- -450
- Pages
- 238
- ISBN
- 9780226311517
- Type
- Fiction
- Series
- The Complete Greek Tragedies
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Unknowing incestuous marriage is central; no graphic sexual scenes
Violence & gore
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Self-blinding scene; corpses, killings, and multiple violent deaths
Profanity
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No profanity; elevated poetic classical language throughout
Substance use
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Brief references to wine in ritual or social contexts
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
Religious content
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Greek gods, oracles, fate, and sacred burial rites drive the plots
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic system present
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content present
Political content
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Antigone centers on state power, law, and civil disobedience
Self-harm / suicide
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Multiple on-page suicides; Oedipus gouges out his own eyes
Abuse & suffering
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Infant exposure, live entombment, incest discovery, exile, cruelty
Other
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