Oedipus Rex (Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Sophocles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486268772 ISBN 13: 9780486268774

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 1991

Synopsis

One of the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies and a masterpiece of dramatic construction. Catastrophe ensues when King Oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Masterly use of dramatic irony greatly intensifies impact of agonizing events. Sophocles' finest play, Oedipus Rex ranks as a towering landmark of Western drama. Explanatory footnotes.

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Review:

"A great work of world literature has at last become a great poem in English. Mulroy's translation is far superior to other available English verse translations." --Robert J. Rabel, editor of "Approaches to Homer, Ancient and Modern"

From the Back Cover:

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.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0486268772
• ISBN 13: 9780486268774
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64