{"product_id":"theban-plays-everymans-library-classics","title":"Theban Plays (Everyman's Library Classics)","description":"Ancient Athens produced three great tragic writers - Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Of the three Sophocles has in many ways remained the most accessible and may have had the most extensive influence on Western Culture, not least because Freud took from the Theban Plays the name and the idea of the Oedipus complex. Of Sophocles'' hundred odd plays only seven have survived, of which three are printed here. The Theban Plays make up a trilogy as was common at the time, in which the story of Oedipus'' downfall and its aftermath is explored in three stages.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1857150937\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1857150937.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sophocles\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41606674939962,"sku":"DBV.1857150937.A","price":17.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1857150937-0.jpg?v=1787365518","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/theban-plays-everymans-library-classics","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}