Oedipus at Colonus /
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 &quo...
| Main Author: | Sophocles. |
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| Other Authors: | Grennan, Eamon, 1941-, Kitzinger, Rachel, 1948- |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek |
| Published: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Series: |
Greek tragedy in new translations.
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| Online Access: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=161246 |
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Print version::
Oedipus at Colonus. |
| Summary: |
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 backgr. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 122 pages). |
| Format: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122). |
| ISBN: |
1423784804 9781423784807 9780198030867 019803086X |