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The Oedipus cycle : an English version /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sophocles
Other Authors: Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968, Fitzgerald, Robert, 1910-1985
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Harcourt, Brace & Co., ©1977.
Series:Harvest book.
Subjects:
Sophocles > Translations into English.
Tragedy.
Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure) > Drama.
Antigone > (Mythological character) > Drama.
Psychoanalysis.
Antigone > (Mythological character)
Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure)
Sophocles.
Drama.
Translations.
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Summary:"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.
Physical Description:257 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN:0156838389
9780156838382
015602764X
9780156027649