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Oedipus the King / Sophocles ; translated and with an introduction by David Grene.
- Title
- Oedipus the King / Sophocles ; translated and with an introduction by David Grene.
- Author
- Sophocles
- Publication
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PA4414.O7 G74 2010 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Grene, David
- Description
- 76 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "Available for the first time as an independent work, David Grene's legendary translation of Oedipus the King renders Sophocles' Greek into cogent, vivid, and poetic English for a new generation to savor. This new. stand-alone edition of Sophocles' searing tale of jealousy, rage, and revenge will continue the tradition of the University of Chicago Press's classic series."--BOOK JACKET.
- Uniform Title
- Oedipus Rex. English
- Alternative Title
- Oedipus Rex.
- Theban plays by Sophocles.
- Subject
- Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) > Drama
- Genre/Form
- Drama
- Drama.
- Tragedies (Drama)
- Note
- Contains Grene's 1942 translation of Oedipus Rex; also includes Grene's 1991 introduction to Sophocles I, entitled The Theban plays by Sophocles.
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9780226768687 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0226768686 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2009038278
- OCLC
- 437115750
- SCSB-12845396
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library