A review by bob625
The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles

5.0

I'm a complete neophyte to the ancient world, and the Three Theban Plays of Sophocles were my very first toe dip into ancient Greek literature.

For each play I wrote out a detailed plot outline, some relevant themes or interesting topics to think on, and my favourite quotes. I found this really helped me lay out everything in my head and achieve a greater understanding of the works. These plays are so vigorously detailed and poetic; elegant heapings of subtle meanings and insinuations lather each and every page; pure, pounding dramatic force is wielded by every single dire line; everything about these works of ingenious beauty make them impossible to go unloved by any fan of literature.