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Oedipus at Colonus (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
Sophocles
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Description for Oedipus at Colonus (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
Paperback. Translator(s): Mulroy, David D. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
Oedipus at Colonus is the third in Sophocles' trilogy of plays about the famous king of Thebes and his unhappy family. It dramatizes the mysterious death of Oedipus, by which he is transformed into an immortal hero protecting Athens. This was Sophocles' final play, written in his mid-eighties and produced posthumously. Translator David Mulroy's introduction and notes deepen the reader's understanding of Oedipus' character and the real political tumult that was shaking Athens at the time that Sophocles wrote the play.Oedipus at Colonus is at once a complex study of a tragic character, an indictment of Athenian democracy, and a ... Read more
Oedipus at Colonus is the third in Sophocles' trilogy of plays about the famous king of Thebes and his unhappy family. It dramatizes the mysterious death of Oedipus, by which he is transformed into an immortal hero protecting Athens. This was Sophocles' final play, written in his mid-eighties and produced posthumously. Translator David Mulroy's introduction and notes deepen the reader's understanding of Oedipus' character and the real political tumult that was shaking Athens at the time that Sophocles wrote the play.Oedipus at Colonus is at once a complex study of a tragic character, an indictment of Athenian democracy, and a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Wisconsin Studies in Classics
Number of Pages
114
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299302542
SKU
V9780299302542
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About Sophocles
Sophocles (ca. 497/6 BC–407/6 BC) was the most acclaimed dramatist of his era, winning more than twenty festival competitions in ancient Athens. He is believed to have written 123 plays, but only seven have survived in complete form. His life spanned the rise and fall of the Athenian Empire. David Mulroy is a professor emeritus of classics at the ... Read more
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