The Tragedies of Sophocles (Translated into English Prose)

Sophocles; Richard C. Jebb (Translator)

Cambridge University Press, 1936

[Custom prize binding by Bickers & Sons, London] 1936 printing. Bound in full leather. Gilt ruled. Marbled edges and end pages. Hardcover. Prize inscription. Some foxing. Generally clean. 376 p., 18 cm.

"Originally published in 1904, and reprinted numerous times thereafter, this book contains translations of the seven tragedies of Sophocles. The translations were all produced by the renowned classical scholar and politician Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1841-1905). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Sophocles, translation and Ancient Greek drama." - Cambridge University Press