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Tyrant Oidipous - A New Translation of Sophocles's Oedipus Tyrannus (Paperback)
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Tyrant Oidipous - A New Translation of Sophocles's Oedipus Tyrannus (Paperback)
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Loot Price R435
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Sophocles's 'Oedipus Tyrannus' (also known by its Latin title
'Oedipus Rex') is one of the world's fundamental works of
literature, the model for Aristotle's theory of tragedy, and the
inspiration for Freud's Oedipus Complex. This new translation,
rigorously faithful to Sophocles' words and images, reveals the
play in all its dramatic and poetic power, the terrifying story of
a man whose idealism and belief in his own ability to uncover
secrets destroys himself and everyone he loves. Both a murder
investigation and an exploration of the struggle between free will
and fate-between rational choice and the oracles of the
gods-'Tyrant Oidipous' takes us into the heart of our own deepest
mysteries. --- "Rachel Pollack and David Vine have captured on the
page the primal sounds of this ancient Greek play in a new
translation that is accessible, clear and eminently performable.
'Tyrant Oidipous' is destined for the theatre; the poetry has been
crafted with both actor and audience in mind. I expect to see many
productions of this very fine translation on the world's stages."
(Deborah Brevoort, playwright, 'The Women of Lockerbie') --- "A
double mystery, this fresh translation is a crime story and an
exploration of fate as Sophocles intended. Taking it back to
archaic roots in the original language, Pollack and Vine capture
the magnificence of the precise moment mortal lives intersect with
the intentions of their gods. 'Oidipous' the play is gorgeous in
this unique rendering. Utterly rational, purely poetic, fast-paced
storytelling compels the unfolding drama. Don't miss the
introductory notes." (Nor Hall, author of 'The Moon & the
Virgin')
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