Oedipus Rex - Couverture souple

Young, Sir; Sophocles, Sophocles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486268772 ISBN 13 : 9780486268774

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2000

Synopsis

Landmark of Western drama concerns the catastrophe that ensues when King Oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Masterly construction, dramatic irony. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

David Mulroy is professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has translated "The Complete Poetry of Catullus," also published by the University of Wisconsin Press. Sophocles (ca. 497/6-407/6 BCE) was the most acclaimed dramatist of his era, winning more than twenty festival competitions in ancient Athens. He is believed to have written 123 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0486268772
• ISBN 13: 9780486268774
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible