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Description
I mean, what is Thebes? A theocracy? No. A meritocracy? Certainly not. A monarchy? Kind of. A patriarchy? Less and less so. Thebes is many things, and to revolutionise that? Well, how?
From Oedipus to Antigone, the story of Thebes remains a fascinating exploration of fate, morality and chaos, two and a half thousand years after the saga was originally written.
The first domino falls as Oedipus realises he has unwittingly fulfilled a cruel and unusual prophecy. As control of Thebes is handed to Creon, his sons fight each other for the kingdom and his daughter Antigone is determined to serve the honour of her family to the bitter end.
This version weaves together Sophocles and Aeschylus to present the full, visceral and bloody account of the Oedipus dynasty.
Product details

Published | 23 Dec 2013 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 136 |
ISBN | 9781472570987 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Series | Modern Plays |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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