Sophocles

Peter Meineck

Paul Woodruff

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Illinois

Peter Meineck and Paul Woodruff's collaboration on this new translation combines the strengths that have recently distinguished both as translators of Greek tragedy: expert knowledge of the Greek and of the needs of the teaching classicist, intimate knowledge of theatre, and an excellent ear for the spoken word. Their Oedipus Tyrannus features foot-of-the-page notes, an Introduction, stage directions and a translation characterized by its clarity, accuracy, and power.

Oedipus Tyrannus

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Sophocles; Stephen Berg (Translator); Diskin Clay (Translator)

Florida

Considered by many the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies, Oedipus Rex is Sophocles' finest play and a work of extraordinary power and resonance. Aristotle considered it a masterpiece of dramatic construction and refers to it frequently in the Poetics.
In presenting the story of King Oedipus and the tragedy that ensues when he discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother, the play exhibits near-perfect harmony of character and action. Moreover, the masterly use of dramatic irony greatly intensifies the impact of the agonizing events and emotions experienced by Oedipus and the other characters in the play. Now these and many other facets of this towering tragedy may be studied and appreciated in Dover's attractive inexpensive edition of one of the great landmarks of Western drama.

Oedipus Rex*

Dramatizes the story of Oedipus, who killed his father and married his mother.

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Est. Publication Date - Feb 2000

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Category - Fiction / Drama

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - 9 months ago

Views - 20

Wishes - 1

Ships From - Illinois

Est. Publication Date - Feb 2000

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Oedipus Tyrannus

ISBN: 9780872204928

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Oedipus the King

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