Project Gutenberg 2004-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 660 Sophocles -496 -406 Σοφοκλής Sófocles Sophokles Campbell, Lewis 1830 1908 The Seven Plays in English Verse Antigone -- Aias -- King Oedipus -- Electra -- The Trachinian maidens -- Philoctetes -- Oedipus at Colonos. Produced by Ted Garvin, Fred Robinson and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Seven Plays in English Verse" by Sophocles, translated by Lewis Campbell, is a collection of ancient Greek tragedies written in the 5th century BC. This compilation presents the renowned works of Sophocles, which include complex themes of fate, morality, and human nature, articulated through a variety of tragic characters. The opening chapters introduce the powerful themes of divine law versus human law and the moral dilemmas faced by the characters, particularly through the actions of figures like Antigone. The beginning of "The Seven Plays in English Verse" sets the stage for the iconic play "Antigone." In this opening segment, we meet Antigone and Ismene, the two daughters of Oedipus, who are grieving the loss of their brothers, Eteocles and Polynices. Creon, the new king of Thebes, has ordered that Eteocles be honored with a burial while forbidding Polynices' burial, declaring him a traitor. Antigone, driven by familial loyalty and divine justice, resolves to defy Creon's edict and gives Polynices a proper burial, thereby invoking the conflict between state law and moral duty. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at themes of pride, obedience, and the tragic outcomes that arise from stubbornness and defiance against fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Mythology, Greek -- Drama Sophocles -- Translations into English PA Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 800055 2025-07-06T09:56:43.762663 text/html 837569 2020-12-19T00:46:21 text/html 357470 2025-07-06T09:57:04.295073 application/epub+zip 367669 2025-07-06T09:56:49.359163 application/epub+zip 334512 2025-07-06T09:56:46.885124 application/epub+zip 758947 2025-07-06T09:57:12.431054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661441 2025-07-06T09:57:01.833054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569502 2022-09-07T16:43:23.075378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567051 2025-07-06T09:56:39.968670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 566556 2020-12-19T00:46:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 566563 2020-12-19T00:46:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21965 2025-07-06T09:57:12.614997 application/rdf+xml 16523 2025-07-06T09:56:47.510117 image/jpeg 4102 2025-07-06T09:56:47.201133 image/jpeg 224787 2020-12-19T00:46:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 280368 2020-12-19T00:46:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 224509 2020-12-19T00:46:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 351650 2025-07-06T09:56:43.821648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia hu.wikipedia