Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceThe story of the mythical Greek king of Thebes, the archetypal tragic hero who accidentally fulfills a prophecy that he will end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster down upon his city and family.
This volume, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, contains two plays by Sophocles, Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonos, in English translations by Kenneth McLeish.
It also includes an introduction to the plays.
'Kenneth McLeish's fine translation'
— Daily Telegraph
'An unparalleled translator of the Greeks'
— Financial Times
By:
Sophocles Translated by:
Kenneth McLeish Imprint: Nick Hern Books Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 165mm,
Width: 110mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 120g ISBN:9781854596109 ISBN 10: 1854596101 Series:Drama Classics Pages: 160 Publication Date:23 February 1999 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Oedipus
'Kenneth McLeish's fine translation' * Daily Telegraph * 'An unparalleled translator of the Greeks' * Financial Times *
