Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
English versions of Sophocles? three great tragedies based on the myth of Oedipus, translated for a modern audience by two gifted poets. Index.
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ProductReviews81/100 (20 Reviews)
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- 3/5
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- Posted: Sep-07-2009
- good
my girls had to read this book as part of their summer homework and they enjoyed it.
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- 4/5
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- Posted: Mar-14-2009
- A true classic
Rereading - and teaching - "Oedipus Rex" as an adult was an interesting experience. While I am always a bit wary of translations, the text itself (as translated by Robert Fitzgerald) is rich with literary devices, and the use of...
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- 5/5
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- Posted: Jan-29-2009
- Among the Great Cycles
Fitts and Fitzgerald produce dazzling, straight-to-the-heart renditions of Sophocles' masterpieces! The swiftness and momentum they create is astounding. The only things to be aware of are a few very-minor-cuts and a sparseness in the...
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- 3/5
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- Posted: Sep-21-2008
- Decent
The book was in decent shape--- the seller did inform me that they had to send a different copy from the one I originally ordered, so at least I was warned.
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-14-2009
- A true classic
Rereading - and teaching - "Oedipus Rex" as an adult was an interesting experience. While I am always a bit wary of translations, the text itself (as translated by Robert Fitzgerald) is rich with literary devices, and the use of...
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- 3/5
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- Posted: Sep-07-2009
- good
my girls had to read this book as part of their summer homework and they enjoyed it.
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- 1/5
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- Posted: Mar-01-2000
- This play is preposterous!
I have never found a piece of work to be at once so lauded, and at the same time so vulgar and suggestive as The Oedipus Rex. How is it that you people do not see it for the crude, obscene work that it is? The two especially hideous...
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