The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles Author:Sophocles, Tr. Paul Roche In vivid, poetic language, Paul Roche captures the dramatic power and intensity, the subtleties of meaning, and the explosive emotions of Sophocles' great Theban trilogy. Here, for the modern reader, is the eloquent story of a noble family moving toward catastrophe, dragged down by pride from wealth and power, cursed with incest, suicide, and m... more »urder.« less