Oedipus the King and Other Tragedies: Oedipus the King, Aias, Philoctetes, Oedipus at Colonus - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sophocles, Oliver TaplinSeries:Oxford World's ClassicsPublish date:2016-05-01Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780192806857ISBN-10:192806858UPC:9780192806857Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC6E7KNSFH
Oedipus the King and Other Tragedies: Oedipus the King, Aias, Philoctetes, Oedipus at Colonus
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...
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780192806857ISBN-10:192806858UPC:9780192806857Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC6E7KNSFH
Sophocles, born in the 490s BC, was a leading ancient Greek dramatist who composed as many as 120 plays in his long lifetime, although only seven survive. He entered and won many of the dramatic competitions held in honour of Dionysus, and was also a prominent public figure in the Athens of his day. Oliver Taplin retired in 2008 from being a Professor of Classics at the University of Oxford and,...
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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