King Oedipus
by Sophocles
Widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek tragedies, 'King Oedipus' (or 'Oedipus Rex') is the first play in the Oedipus trilogy (followed by 'Oedipus at Colonus' and then 'Antigone'). After defeating the Sphinx and freeing the kingdom of Thebes from her curse, the flawed hero unwittingly fulfills a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
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- Full title :King Oedipus / by Sophocles ; translated by Lewis Campbell.
Summary
Widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek tragedies, 'King Oedipus' (or 'Oedipus Rex') is the first play in the Oedipus trilogy (followed by 'Oedipus at Colonus' and then 'Antigone'). After defeating the Sphinx and freeing the kingdom of Thebes from her curse, the flawed hero unwittingly fulfills a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
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- Publication Date:2015.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Start Publishing LLC
- Place of Publication:Lanham
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
Notes
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed July 18, 2016).
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781681464046, 1681464047
- oclc:ocn953832105
- LC Classification:PA4414.O7
- Dewey Decimal:882/.01
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