by Sophocles (Author), Peter D. Arnott (Translator)
Translated and edited by Peter D. Arnott, this classic and highly popular edition contains two essential plays in the development of Greek tragedy-Oedipus the King and Antigone-for performance and study. The editor's introduction contains a brief biography of the playwright and a description of Greek theater. Also included are a list of principal dates in the life of Sophocles and a bibliography.
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Crofts Classics Series General Editor: Samuel H. Beer, Harvard University
Aristophanes: The Birds, and Plautus: The Brothers Menaechmus. Trans. and ed. Peter D. Arnott
Aristophanes: The Clouds, and Plautus: The Pot of Gold. Trans. and ed. Peter D. Arnott
Congreve: The Way of the World. Ed. Henry Ten Eyck Perry
Corneille: Le Cid. Ed. John C. Lapp
Gay: The Beggar's Opera and Companion Pieces. Ed. C. F. Burgess
Ibsen: Ghosts, and Strindberg: Miss Julia. Trans. and ed. Thaddeus L. Thorp
Ibsen: Hedda Gabler. Trans. and ed. Alan S. Downer
Ibsen: The Wild Duck. Trans. and ed. Kai Jurgensen and Robert Schenkkan
Jonson: Volpone, or The Fox. Ed. Jonas A. Barish
Racine: Phaedra. Trans. and ed. Oreste F. Pucciani
Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus and Electra. Trans. and ed. Peter D. Arnott
Sophocles: Oedipus the King and Antigone. Trans. and ed. Peter D. Arnott
Strindberg: Ghost Sonata, and Ibsen: When We Dead Awaken Trans. and ed. Thaddeus L. Thorp
Synge: The Playboy of the Western World and Riders to the Sea. Ed. William E. Hart
Webster: The Duchess of Malfi. Ed. Fred B. Millett
See inside covers for a complete list of Crofts Classics titles.
Author Biography
Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than or contemporary with those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides.
Peter D. Arnott was a puppeteer and Professor of drama at Tufts University. He wrote many books and translated many classical plays.