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The Oedipus cycle. : an English version

"The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverberates to this day, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies -- Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone -- that together recount the downfall of Oedipus, king of Thebes, his death in exile, and the action carried out after his death by his daughter Antigone"--Page 4 of cover.

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  • "Plays of Sophocles"
  • "Oedipus the king"@en
  • "Antigone"@en
  • "Oedipus at Colonus"@en
  • "Oedipus Rex"@en
  • "Oedipus at Kolonos"@en

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  • ""The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverberates to this day, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies -- Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone -- that together recount the downfall of Oedipus, king of Thebes, his death in exile, and the action carried out after his death by his daughter Antigone"--Page 4 of cover."@en
  • "The most celebrated plays of ancient Athens in vibrant new translations by award-winning poet Robert Bagg Sophocles' three great masterpieces, gathered here in one volume, dramatize the inexplicable animosity directed at three generations of Thebes' royal family by Apollo, the inscrutable god who terrifies and deceives his victims into acts of incest, betrayal, and kin murder. These fifth-century BCE family dramas'oedipus the King, oedipus at Kolonos, and Antigone'are fraught with horrific crises, confrontations, and excruciating choices, all of which still rivet theatergoers and readers in the twenty-first century. Bagg's translations are modern in idiom while faithful to the Greek. They preserve the complexity of Sophocles' characters and their dialogue (whether searingly raw, subtly inflected, or infused with humor) and render Sophocles' choral odes in resonant poetry. The three plays of The oedipus Cycle, already proven stageworthy, refresh and clarify Sophocles' narratives for a new generation about to discover timeless sources of pleasure and illumination in classical Greek drama."@en
  • "Contains the classical text and commentary of "Oedipus Rex," "Oedipus at Colonus," and "Antigone.""@en
  • "Three tragedies recount the downfall of Oedipus, his death in exile, and the actions by his daughter Antigone following his death."@en

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  • "Greek drama (Tragedy)"@en
  • "Tragedies"@en
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
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  • "Translations"
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  • "The Oedipus cycle. : an English version"@en
  • "The Oedipus cycle : a new translation"@en
  • "The Oedipus cycle ; an English version"@en
  • "The oedipus cycle"@en
  • "The Oedipus cycle"@en
  • "The Oedipus cycle"
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  • "The Oedipus cycle, an English version"@en
  • "Oedipus cycle"@en
  • "The Oedipus cycle : Oedipus rex ; Oedipus at Colonus ; Antigone"@en
  • "The Oedipus cycle an English version"@en
  • "The Oedipus cycle : an English version"
  • "The Oedipus cycle : an English version"@en
  • "The Oedipus cycle : an english version"

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