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Description for Oedipus Rex
Paperback. David Mulroy s brilliant verse translation of Oedipus Rex recaptures the aesthetic power of Sophocles masterpiece while also achieving a highly accurate translation in clear, contemporary English." Translator(s): Mulroy, David D. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 120 x 24. Weight in Grams: 182.
Oedipus Rex is the greatest of the Greek tragedies, a profound meditation on the human condition. The story of the mythological king, who is doomed to kill his father and marry his mother, has resonated in world culture for almost 2,500 years. But Sophocles’ drama as originally performed was much more than a great story—it was a superb poetic script and exciting theatrical experience. The actors spoke in pulsing rhythms with hypnotic forward momentum, making it hard for audiences to look away. Interspersed among the verbal rants and duels were energetic songs performed by the chorus.
David Mulroy’s brilliant ... Read more
Oedipus Rex is the greatest of the Greek tragedies, a profound meditation on the human condition. The story of the mythological king, who is doomed to kill his father and marry his mother, has resonated in world culture for almost 2,500 years. But Sophocles’ drama as originally performed was much more than a great story—it was a superb poetic script and exciting theatrical experience. The actors spoke in pulsing rhythms with hypnotic forward momentum, making it hard for audiences to look away. Interspersed among the verbal rants and duels were energetic songs performed by the chorus.
David Mulroy’s brilliant ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Series
Wisconsin Studies in Classics
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299282547
SKU
V9780299282547
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About Sophocles
Sophocles (ca. 497/6–407/6 BCE) 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 a complete form. David Mulroy is professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He has translated The Complete Poetry of Catullus, also ... Read more
Reviews for Oedipus Rex
“A great work of world literature has at last become a great poem in English. Mulroy’s translation is far superior to other available English verse translations.”- Robert J. Rabel, editor of Approaches to Homer, Ancient and Modern; “Introductory notes on such matters as the historical background, fate vs. free will, and (inevitably) the Oedipus Complex are clear and useful.”- ... Read more