The Theban Plays Wendy Vierow Lulu Sweigard (1895–1974)

Lulu Sweigard (1895–1974)

Deprived of schooling

part theoretical criticism

and a love of maps

one of many North American nodes of immigration

The Theban Plays Wendy Vierow Lulu Sweigard (1895–1974)Sophocles' Theban Plays Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone lie at the core of the Western literary canon. They are extensively translated, universally taught, and frequently performed. Chronicling the downfall of Oedipus, the legendary king of Thebes, and his descendants, the Theban Plays are as relevant to present thought about love, duty, patriotism, family, and war as when they were written 2,500 years ago. Recent translations of the