Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus

Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus

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This is a good translation. I found it to be readable and clear.

The three plays presented are:

Antigone - This involves a conflict between Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, and the positive laws of King Creon of Thebes. Creon has ordered that the body of Antigone's brother will not be buried after he led a foreign army against Thebes. Antigone breaks Creon's law out of her own filial duty. The rest is a horrific working out of the effects of this breach and Creon's enforcement of his law.

Oedipus Rex - Obviously, this is the famous story of how Oedipus finds out the truth of a prophecy and his family. Creon takes over as king and Oedipus leaves Thebes with his daughters, Antigone and Ismene.

Oedipus at Colonus - Years later Oedipus comes to the outskirts of Athens as an old man. There's a lot of family drama as Creon comes to take him back to Thebes against his will and his son asks for his blessings in conquering Thebes, but receives only a curse.

Obviously, in the sequence of the stories, Antigone comes last, but apparently, it was written first and so is presented in the order indicated.

These plays are classics of Western Civilization. They raise issues of fate, duty, the conscience and other themes that are still important today.