{"product_id":"9th-hist-ttp","title":"The Theban Plays: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Sophocles' three-play cycle, chronicling Oedipus's search for the truth and its tragic results, remains essential reading for English and classical studies majors as well as for all students of Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOedipus Rex unfolds amid a city in the relentless grip of a plague. When an oracle proclaims that only an act of vengeance will lift the curse from Thebes, King Oedipus vows to bring a murderer to justice. His quest engenders a series of keen dramatic ironies, culminating in the fulfillment of a dreaded prophecy. Oedipus at Colonus finds the former ruler in exile. Old and blind, he seeks a peaceful place to end his torment, but finds only challenges from his reluctant hosts and a summons back to Thebes from his warring sons. The trilogy concludes with Antigone, in which Oedipus's courageous daughter defies her tyrannical uncle in a provocative exploration of the demands of loyalty and duty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53940658176343,"sku":"9th-HIST-TTP","price":6.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/8689\/0327\/files\/theban.jpg?v=1783204728","url":"https:\/\/homeschoolbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9th-hist-ttp","provider":"The Homeschool Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}