The Theban plays. Oedipus at Colonus
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Published
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004].
Format
DVD or VCD
Language
English
ISBN
0736560726, 9780736560726

Notes

General Note
Originally produced for BBC Television in 1986.
Creation/Production Credits
Camera supervisor, John Dailley ; videotape editor, Dave Hambelton ; classical adviser, Geoffrey Lewis ; music composed and conducted by Derek Bourgeois played by the Endymion Ensemble.
Participants/Performers
Anthony Quayle (Oedipus), Juliet Stevenson (Antigone), Gwen Taylor (Ismene), Clive Francis (Theseus), John Shrapnel (Creon), Kenneth Haigh (Polynices).
Description
Bearer of an almost unspeakable, immutable fate, Oedipus yet feels himself a man chosen--that is, favored--by the gods. Now an old man, blind and outcast, Oedipus wanders through Greece guided by his daughter Antigone until he comes to Colonus, where he knows he will die. This second play of the Oedipus saga finds Oedipus railing against the indignities of old age, possibly reflecting the authors own sentiments, as Sophocles was nearly 90 at the time of its composition.
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DVD.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sophocles., Marks, L., Taylor, D., Quayle, A., Stevenson, J., Taylor, G., Francis, C., Shrapnel, J., & Haigh, K. (2004). The Theban plays . Films for the Humanities & Sciences.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sophocles et al.. 2004. The Theban Plays. Films for the Humanities & Sciences.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sophocles et al.. The Theban Plays Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sophocles., et al. The Theban Plays Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.

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