Since it was first performed in Athens in the 420s BC, "Oedipus
the King "has been widely regarded as Sophocles' greatest tragedy
and one of the foundation stones of western drama. Taken as a model
by Aristotle in his "Poetics," it became a yardstick for future
generations. Since the play's rediscovery in the Renaissance,
audiences - including Sigmund Freud - have found new
interpretations and meanings in Sophocles' portrayal of the Theban
king, inexorably pursuing the truth, only to discover that he has
killed his father and married his mother.
This translation by Don Taylor, accurate yet poetic, was made
for a BBC TV production of the Theban Plays in 1986, which he also
directed. Commentary and notes by Angie Varakis.
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