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Liverpool University Press, Oxford
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ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan
A new edition of the celebrated Greek tragedy Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles, with introduction, Greek text, facing-page translation and commentary. Jenny March's new translation brings alive the power and complexities of Sophocles' writing; Oedipus'...
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A new edition of the celebrated Greek tragedy Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles, with introduction, Greek text, facing-page translation and commentary. Jenny March's new translation brings alive the power and complexities of Sophocles' writing; Oedipus' fate is cruel and undeserved, but his courage and compassion endure to the end.
A new edition of the celebrated Greek tragedy Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles, with introduction, Greek text, facing-page translation and commentary. Jenny March's new translation brings alive the power and complexities of Sophocles' writing; Oedipus'...
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Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
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A new edition of the celebrated Greek tragedy Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles, with introduction, Greek text, facing-page translation and commentary. Jenny March's new translation brings alive the power and complexities of Sophocles' writing; Oedipus' fate is cruel and undeserved, but his courage and compassion endure to the end. Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I: The Myth before Sophocles -- i) The Pre-dramatic Tradition -- ii) The Myth in Aeschylus -- iii) The Myth in Art -- II: The Play -- i) Name and Date -- ii) Dramatic Design -- iii) Sophocles' Innovations -- iv) Staging -- v) Characters -- vi) Themes and Issues -- a) Dramatic irony -- b) Recognition -- c) Foundlings -- d) The Role of Apollo -- e) Oedipus' Tragic Fate -- vii) The Question of the Ending -- III: The Myth Lives On -- IV: This Edition -- Bibliography -- Oedipus Tyrannus -- Commentary.
