Author: Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles
Author: The Oedipus Coloneus
Author: SophoclesThe Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles
Author: E. S. ShuckburghPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107429102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Originally published in 1946, this book presents R. C. Trevelyan's English metrical translation of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus. The translation was based upon the text published by Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb in 1900. A short introduction by Trevelyan is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in English translations of ancient Greek drama and the works of Sophocles.
Sophocles: The Oedipus Coloneus
Author: SophoclesSophocles: The Oedipus Coloneus. 3d ed
Author: SophoclesThe Plays of Sophocles: The Oedipus Coloneus
Author: Jan Coenraad KamerbeekPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004070349
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Oedipus at Colonus
Author: SophoclesPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019803086X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
The latest title to join the acclaimed Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus tells the story of the last day in the life of Oedipus. It was written at the end of the fifth century BCE in Athens, in the final years of the "Golden Age" of Athenian culture, and in the last year of Sophocles' own life. At the center of the play is the mysterious transformation of Oedipus from an old and blind beggar, totally dependent on his daughters, to the man who rises from his seat and, without help, leads everyone to the place where he is destined to die. In the background of this transformation stands the grove of the Furies, the sacred place of the implacable goddesses who pursue the violators of blood relationships. Although Oedipus, who killed his father and married his mother, is an obvious target of the Furies' vengeance, he enters their grove at the beginning of the play, sure that it is the resting place Apollo has predicted for him. The reversals and paradoxes in the play speak to the struggle that Oedipus' life and the action of the play bring vividly before us: how do we as humans, subject to constant change, find stable ground on which to stand and define our moral lives? Sophocles offers his play as a witness to the remarkable human capacity to persevere in this struggle.
Author: Sophocles
Author: Sophocles
Author: Sophocles