Oedipus the King : a new verse translation / Sophocles ; translated by David Kovacs.
"Oedipus the King is the best-known play we have from the pen of Sophocles and was recognized as a masterpiece in Aristotle's Poetics, which cites the play more often than any other as an example of how to write tragedy. The principal character is the king of a city ravaged by a mysterious plague, w...
Uniform Title: | Oedipus Rex. English |
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Main Author: | Sophocles (Author) |
Other Authors: | Kovacs, David (Translator) |
Language: | English |
Language of the Original: |
Greek, Modern (1453-) |
Published: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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Physical Description: | ix, 108 pages ; 20 cm |
Format: | Book |