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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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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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 foreshadowing is especially poignant. Sophocles adeptly leads his...

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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 rendering of the lines in each play. (The sparseness is...

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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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Posted: Mar-10-2007

Not the best, but very, very good

This version of Sophocles's Oedipus trilogy--Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone--is a great edition for students and seasoned classicists alike. The translations by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald are modern while still being poetic, and complete while still being very, very...

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Posted: Apr-10-2006

Founding fathers

There is sickness in the kingdom. Oedipus learns that it is necessary to take revenge upon the murderer of Laios. Teiresias does not want to tell what he knows. He is then goaded into telling Oedipus that he is the cause of the pollution. Oedipus suspects that his brother-in-law Creon wishes...

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Posted: Oct-17-2002

A powerful and moving piece!

~I had to read OEDIPUS REX for my pre-IB sophomore English class, feeling not too happy with another dull, lengthy Greek play (we had to read THE ODYSSEY last year, and it got really redundant). But Sophocles' play...wow, it's totally different! The characters are so much more real and the...

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Posted: Sep-22-2002

Great Plays - Great Translations

First of all, I must say that this is the only translation of the Oedipus cycle that I have read. However, I have read translations of other Greek epics and plays in popular editions, and have found this to be the most readable of them by far.The plays of the Oedipus cycle have been central to...

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Posted: Sep-04-2002

A Must Read: the Fitts-Fitzgerald Translation of "Antigone"

Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald first published their excellent translation of "Antigone" in 1939. Having well stood the test of time, it is reprinted in their paperback, "The Oedipus Cycle." My reasons for liking this version better than recent translations by Don Taylor and Paul Roche...

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Posted: Jul-12-2002

Very Readable

Fitts translates the original Greek of Sophocles very lyrically: especially evident in the chorus lines, strophe-antistrophe. All three plays move quickly and are understandable in plain English, good for both personal reading and performance. A great intro into classical literature.

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