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Sophocles: Oedipus the King (Hardcover)
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Sophocles: Oedipus the King (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
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For centuries the myth of Oedipus, the man who unwittingly killed
his father and married his mother, has exerted a powerful hold on
the human imagination; but no retelling of that myth has ever come
close, in passion, drama, and menace to the one that we find in
Sophocles' Oedipus the King. This new full-scale edition of that
classic play - the first in any language since 1883 - offers a
freshly constituted text based on consultation of manuscripts
ancient and mediaeval. The Introduction explores the play's dating
and production, its creative engagement with pre-Sophoclean
versions, its major themes, and its reception during antiquity. The
Commentary offers a detailed analysis, line by line and scene by
scene, of the play's language, staging, and dramatic impact. The
translation incorporated into the commentary ensures that the book
will be accessible to all readers interested in what is arguably
the greatest Greek tragedy of all.
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