{"product_id":"9780140440034-the-theban-plays","title":"The Theban Plays","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresents tales such as \"King Oedipus\", \"Oedipus at Colonus\", and \"Antigone\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing Oedipus\/Oedipus at Colonus\/Antigone\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's struggle against fate. \u003ci\u003eKing Oedipus\u003c\/i\u003e is the devastating portrayal of a ruler who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. \u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the fall of the next generation, through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident of his own authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated with an Introduction by E. F. WATLING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56122694828406,"sku":"9780140440034","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32416515.jpg?v=1755752905","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140440034-the-theban-plays","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}