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'Oedipus at Colonus' is Sophocles' last play, written at the end of the golden age of Athenian culture, and it tells the story of Oedipus' last day of life. This edition contains interpretive and explanatory notes and an introduction for the nonspecialist reader.

Mythology, Greek --- Oedipus --- Edip --- Edipas --- Edipi --- Edipo --- Edips --- Edipu --- Edipus --- Edyp --- Ødipus --- Oedip --- Œdipe --- Oidipus --- Oidipusz --- أوديب --- Эдип --- Эдып --- Едіп --- Едип --- Οἰδίπους --- Οιδιποδας --- 오이디푸스 --- オイディプース --- 俄狄浦斯 --- עדיפוס --- אדיפוס --- Oedipus (Greek mythology)

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Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the sense of poetry evident in the originals. Under the editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shaprio, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on difficult passages, ample stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical names and geographical references encountered in the di

Mythology, Greek. --- Greek mythology --- Oedipus --- Edip --- Edipas --- Edipi --- Edipo --- Edips --- Edipu --- Edipus --- Edyp --- Ødipus --- Oedip --- Œdipe --- Oidipus --- Oidipusz --- أوديب --- Эдип --- Эдып --- Едіп --- Едип --- Οἰδίπους --- Οιδιποδας --- 오이디푸스 --- オイディプース --- 俄狄浦斯 --- עדיפוס --- אדיפוס --- Oedipus (Greek mythology)

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"In his final play, Sophocles returns to the ever-popular character of Oedipus, the blind outcast of Thebes, the ultimate symbol of human reversal, whose fall he had so memorably treated in the 'Oedipus Tyrannus'. In this play, Sophocles brings the aged Oedipus to Athens, where he seeks succour and finds refuge, despite the threatening arrival of his kinsman Creon, who tries to tempt and then force the old man back under Theban control. Oedipus' resistance shows a fierceness in no way dimmed by incapacity, but he also refuses to aid his repentant son, Polyneices, in his coming attack on Thebes, manifesting once more the passion and harshness which mark his character so thoroughly. His mysterious death at the end of the play, witnessed only by Theseus himself, seems the sole fitting end for such an exceptional and problematic figure, transforming Oedipus into one of the 'powerful dead' whose beneficence towards Athens heralds a positive future for the city. This useful companion provides background, context, a synopsis and detailed analysis of the play."--Bloomsbury Publishing In his final play, Sophocles returns to the ever-popular character of Oedipus, the blind outcast of Thebes, the ultimate symbol of human reversal, whose fall he had so memorably treated in the 'Oedipus Tyrannus'. In this play, Sophocles brings the aged Oedipus to Athens, where he seeks succour and finds refuge, despite the threatening arrival of his kinsman Creon, who tries to tempt and then force the old man back under Theban control. Oedipus' resistance shows a fierceness in no way dimmed by incapacity, but he also refuses to aid his repentant son, Polyneices, in his coming attack on Thebes, manifesting once more the passion and harshness which mark his character so thoroughly. His mysterious death at the end of the play, witnessed only by Theseus himself, seems the sole fitting end for such an exceptional and problematic figure, transforming Oedipus into one of the 'powerful dead' whose beneficence towards Athens heralds a positive future for the city. This useful companion provides background, context, a synopsis and detailed analysis of the play

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Sophocles --- Oedipus --- Antigone --- Antígona --- Antygona --- 安提戈涅 --- アンティゴネー --- אנטיגונה --- 안티고네 --- Антигона --- Антыгона --- Антігона --- أنتيجون --- Ἀντιγόνη --- Edip --- Edipas --- Edipi --- Edipo --- Edips --- Edipu --- Edipus --- Edyp --- Ødipus --- Oedip --- Œdipe --- Oidipus --- Oidipusz --- أوديب --- Эдип --- Эдып --- Едіп --- Едип --- Οἰδίπους --- Οιδιποδας --- 오이디푸스 --- オイディプース --- 俄狄浦斯 --- עדיפוס --- אדיפוס --- Sofokles --- Sophocle --- Sofocle --- Sophokles --- Sofocles --- Sófocles --- Sofoklis --- Sofokl --- Sūfūklīs --- Sūtmūklīs --- Sofokŭl --- סופוקלס --- سوفوكليس --- Σοφοκλῆς --- Sophoclis

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In Oedipus, Sophocles created a character who was the essence of his age, a figure of such symbolic potency that he appears to later centuries not only as a historical but as a contemporary phenomenon. This book is a study of the play, Oedipus Tyrannos, in terms of both the age which produced it and the double existence of the hero in his time and out of it. It attempts to answer the question of what Oedipus Tyrannos meant to the Greeks, and it examines its meaning for the reader of today. The author bases his study on a careful analysis of the play's vocabulary and imagery, and seeks to make clear for the reader who does not know Greek may minute and technical point of interpretation. His book is a key to the understanding of Oedipus, the man and the play. Bernard M. W. Knox is associate professor of classics at Yale. "A superb critical and textual investigation."-New York Times.

Heroes in literature. --- Tragedy. --- Heroes in literature --- Tragedy --- Languages & Literatures --- Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures --- Drama --- Sophocles. --- Oedipus --- Edip --- Edipas --- Edipi --- Edipo --- Edips --- Edipu --- Edipus --- Edyp --- Ødipus --- Oedip --- Œdipe --- Oidipus --- Oidipusz --- أوديب --- Эдип --- Эдып --- Едіп --- Едип --- Οἰδίπους --- Οιδιποδας --- 오이디푸스 --- オイディプース --- 俄狄浦斯 --- עדיפוס --- אדיפוס --- In literature. --- Thebes (Greece) --- Thēvai (Greece) --- Thívai (Greece) --- Thebes (Greece : Ancient city) --- Thiva (Greece) --- Thēva (Greece) --- Tebe (Greece) --- Theben (Greece) --- Thebes (Greece : Extinct city) --- Θῆβαι (Greece) --- Thēbai (Greece) --- Θήβα (Greece)