Sophocles: Oedipus Rex (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Greek Edition)
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'Sophocles, in a play that won only second prize, created a masterpiece that in the eyes of posterity has overshadowed every other achievement in the field of ancient drama. In it he played on certain latent terrors that are part of man's nature in all kinds of societies and at all epochs; terrors whose influence may pervade our lives in ways we scarcely guess ...' These words come from the introd... More
Book Information
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Binding | Paperback (18 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 282 |
ISBN-10 | 0521287774 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0521287777 |
Publication Date | 12/30/1982 |
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About Sophocles (Author) : Sophocles is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Sophocles include Antigone: In a New Translation by Nicholas Rudall (Plays for... more
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