Sophocles : Oedipus Tyrannus / Jennifer R. March.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

March, Jennifer R., author.

Contributor:

Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Series:

Classical texts

Aris & Phillips classical texts

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Sophocles--Translations into English.

Sophocles.

Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)--Drama.

Oedipus.

Oedipus (Greek mythological figure).

Genre:

Drama.

Translations.

Physical Description:

viii, 314 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

Parallel Ancient Greek text and English translation.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 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

Dramatic irony

Recognition

Foundlings

The role of Apollo

Oedipus' tragic fate

vii. The Question of the Ending

III. The Myth Lives On

IV. This Edition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1789627923

9781789627923

1789622549

9781789622546

OCLC:

1144091820

Publisher Number:

99986716949