Oedipus the King and Other Tragedies: Oedipus the King, Aias, Philoctetes, Oedipus at Colonus (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Sophocles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192806858 ISBN 13: 9780192806857

Verlag: OUP Oxford, 2016

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OEDIPUS THE KING AND OTHER TRAGEDIESby SOPHOCLES OLIVER TAPLIN, 9780192806857

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Rendered with uncanny clarity and intrinsic energy, the translation shows great patience, ingenuity, and learning in the capturing of the Greek original. It is lucid, smooth, elegant, and musical, captivating readers instantly. Choice deeply rewarding version ... It outshines all the other versions that I have to hand and (I would guess) those that I don't. Malcolm Heath, Greece and Rome

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Oedipus the King * Aias * Philoctetes * Oedipus at Colonus

Sophocles stands as one of the greatest dramatists of all time, and one of the most influential on artists and thinkers over the centuries. In these four tragedies he portrays the extremes of human suffering and emotion, turning the heroic myths into supreme works of poetry and dramatic action. Oedipus the King follows Oedipus, the 'man of sorrow', who has unwittingly chosen to enact his prophesied course by murdering his father and marrying his mother. In Aias, the great warrior confronts the harrowing humiliation inflicted upon him, while Philoctetes sees a once-noble hero nursing his resentment after ten years of marooned isolation. In Oedipus at Colonus the blind Oedipus, who has wandered far and wide as a beggar, finally meets his mysterious death.

These original and distinctive verse translations convey the vitality of Sophocles' poetry and the vigour of the plays in performance. Each play is accompanied by an introduction and substantial notes on topographical and mythical references and interpretation.

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• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0192806858
• ISBN 13: 9780192806857
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384