Sophocles (Collins)

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Sophocles (1871)
by Clifton Wilbraham Collins

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Volume X of the "Ancient Classics for English Readers" series, the books of which series are useful as a preliminary acquaintance to readers that wish to read the ancient texts for the first time and also a nice interpretation of them for readers that are already acquainted with them. In this volume, the plays of Sophocles are translated into an edited and abbreviated form, with explanatory notes and interpretive background placed among the text.

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SOPHOCLES

BY

CLIFTON W. COLLINS, M.A.

H.M. INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS

EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCLXXI

CONTENTS.

			PAGE
CHAP.	I.	INTRODUCTION,	1
„	II.	ŒDIPUS THE KING,	20
„	III.	ŒDIPUS AT COLONUS,	45
„	IV.	ANTIGONE,	70
„	V.	THE DEATH OF AJAX,	98
„	VI.	THE MAIDENS OF TRACHIS,⁠	123
„	VII.	PHILOCTETES,	136
„	VIII.	ELECTRA,	162

The Writer desires to express his acknowledgments to Professor Plumptre for permission to make use of his translation of these tragedies; and to Mr D'Arcy Thompson for a similar courtesy in the case of his 'Sales Attici.'

Use has also been made of M. Patin's 'Studies on Sophocles,' Mr Jebb's edition of the 'Ajax and Electra,' and the last chapter of Lord Lytton's 'Athens.'

Of the translations, those marked (A.) are by the late Professor Anstice; those marked (D.) are by Dale; and those distinguished by (P.) are from Professor Plumptre's translation, to which reference has been made above.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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