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Reddit mentions of The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus. Here are the top ones.
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Color | Black |
Height | 0.77 Inches |
Length | 7.76 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | February 1984 |
Weight | 0.66579603124 Pounds |
Width | 5.11 Inches |
I like to tailor my recommendations to what I know about people, so a request like this leaves me a little at a disadvantage. Basically, I believe that there may be no such thing as a universally applicable book, and to that end, whether or not a book is really a "must-read" for any given person depends on the circumstances of that person's life. So what I'm going to give you instead is this: a list of the ten books that I've read that I think (at the moment) have the best chance of having an impact on any random English-speakers life. Make of it what you will.
Ahem. In no particular order:
For fairy tales, I recommend the following:
For mythology and classical studies, there are a couple that are basically required reading for any Mythology or Classics class. Since several people have already recommended anthologies of Greek myths, I'm going to err more on the "Classics" side of the conversation:
If you like Fagles (and I do), he also translated Aeschylus' The Oresteia (Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides) as well as Sophocles' The Three Theban Plays (Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone). I haven't actually read either of these, although his translation of Aeschylus is on my bookshelf, and I can't speak to their popularity but I'd imagine they're somewhat similar to his translations of epic poetry. I don't think he translated Euripides though. Hope this helps!