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Oedipus Rex

by Sophocles

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Release Date : 2017-09-03
ISBN 13 : 9781976015106
Total Pages : 156 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (51 users downloads)

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Download or read book Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-03 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?" Sophocles' Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, "Who am I?" The play, a story of a king who acting entirely in ignorance kills his father and marries his mother, unfolds with shattering power; we are helplessly carried along with Oedipus towards the final, horrific truth. To make Oedipus more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classics includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. We hope that the reader may, through this edition, more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the drama. About Sophocles : Sophocles (born c. 496 bc, Colonus, near Athens [Greece]-died 406, Athens), was an ancient Greek tragedy playwright. Not many things are known about his life other than that he was wealthy, well educated and wrote about one hundred and twenty three plays (of which few are extant). One of his best known plays is 'Oedipus the King' (Oedipus Rex). " What can I say about Sophocles' Oedipus Rex that has not already been said? Apart from the patricide and the infamous incest, this is an ancient tale of angst and overall calamity. But since I recently revisited it, this legendary tragedy hasn't left my mind. "Look and learn all citizens of Thebes. This is Oedipus.He, who read the famous riddle, and we hailed chief of men,All envied his power, glory, and good fortune.Now upon his head the sea of disaster crashes down." " I felt after reading the play that there was not really anything that Oedipus could have done to get himself out of his destiny. In fact, it seems that the more he attempts to get out of it, the deeper he is immersed in its inevitability. It is simply that there was no way for him to avoid doing it all and facing his fate. After hearing of the prophecy he flees because he doesn't want it to come true, but there is a lot that he does not know and a lot that he is not being told. His parents, when told by the oracles decided to sacrifice him. But he was saved by the compassionate nature of humanity. Later on, his step parents also leave him in ignorance, and in hiding the truth they are also making the prophecy come true. "

Sophocles Plays: 1

by Sophocles,

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-10
ISBN 13 : 1474225195
Total Pages : 272 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (422 users downloads)

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Download or read book Sophocles Plays: 1 written by Sophocles, and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the plays Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone, collectively known as the Theban plays. Starting with Oedipus the King and ending with the ultimate sacrifice of Antigone, his daughter the plays follow the trials of a family cursed by the edict of an oracle that "you will kill your father and marry with your mother". From the fourth century BC - when Aristotle took Oedipus the King as his model tragedy, the influence of Sophocles' great plays has been assured. These three great tragedies have a relevance and immediacy as metaphors for some of the most fundamentally held beliefs and values in our culture.This volume contains the Theban plays - widely studied in schools and universities. Translated and with an introduction and notes from Don Taylor - the playwright who directed these plays for BBC TV

Oedipus Rex

by Sophocles

Publisher : Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1991
ISBN 13 : 0486268772
Total Pages : 66 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (626 users downloads)

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Download or read book Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1991 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies and a masterpiece of dramatic construction. Catastrophe ensues when King Oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Masterly use of dramatic irony greatly intensifies impact of agonizing events. Sophocles' finest play, Oedipus Rex ranks as a towering landmark of Western drama. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

The Three Theban Plays

by Sophocles

Publisher : Viking Adult
Release Date : 1982
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (15 users downloads)

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Download or read book The Three Theban Plays written by Sophocles and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1982 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles' translation conveys all of Sophocles' lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters.

The Theban Plays

by Sophocles

Publisher : Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-03-05
ISBN 13 : 048611497X
Total Pages : 176 pages
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Download or read book The Theban Plays written by Sophocles and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Essential reading for English and classical studies majors.

Oedipus Rex

by Sophocles

Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2011-05-19
ISBN 13 : 0299282538
Total Pages : 109 pages
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Download or read book Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2011-05-19 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 verse translation of Oedipus Rex recaptures the aesthetic power of Sophocles’ masterpiece while also achieving a highly accurate translation in clear, contemporary English. Speeches are rendered with the same kind of regular iambic rhythm that gave the Sophoclean originals their drive. The choral parts are translated as fluid rhymed songs. Mulroy also supplies an introduction, notes, and appendixes to provide helpful context for general readers and students.

Oedipus Rex

by Harold Bloom

Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2007
ISBN 13 : 1438114702
Total Pages : 119 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (811 users downloads)

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Download or read book Oedipus Rex written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical guide to Oedipus rex, Sophocles' Greek tragedy which addresses questions about the power of fate.

Sophocles' 'Oedipus the King'

by Sean Sheehan

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-03-08
ISBN 13 : 144112490X
Total Pages : 184 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (112 users downloads)

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Download or read book Sophocles' 'Oedipus the King' written by Sean Sheehan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described as the Mona Lisa of literature and the world's first detective story, Sophocles' Oedipus the King is a major text from the ancient Greek world and an iconic work of world literature. Aristotle's favourite play, lauded by him as the exemplary Athenian tragedy, Oedipus the King has retained its power both on and off the stage. Before Freud's famous interpretation of the play - an appropriation, some might say - Hölderlin and Nietzsche recognised its unique qualities. Its literary worth is undiminished, philosophers revel in its probing into issues of freedom and necessity and Lacan has ensured its vital significance for post-Freudian psychoanalysis. This Reader's Guide begins with Oedipus as a figure from Greek mythology before focusing on fifth-century Athenian tragedy and the meaning of the drama as it develops scene by scene on the stage. The book covers the afterlife of the play in depth and provides a comprehensive guide to further reading for students.

Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era

by Yulia Kovas

Publisher : Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-10-30
ISBN 13 : 1349960489
Total Pages : 234 pages
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Download or read book Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era written by Yulia Kovas and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-30 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the answers to fundamental questions about the human mind and human behaviour with the help of two ancient texts. The first is Oedipus Rex (Oedipus Tyrannus) by Sophocles, written in the 5th century BCE. The second is human DNA, with its origins around 4 billion years ago, and continuously revised by chance and evolution. With Sophocles as a guide, the authors take a journey into the Genomic era, an age marked by ever-expanding insights into the human genome. Over the course of this journey, the book explores themes of free will, fate, and chance; prediction, misinterpretation, and the burden that comes with knowledge of the future; self-fulfilling and self-defeating prophecies; the forces that contribute to similarities and differences among people; roots and lineage; and the judgement of oneself and others. Using Oedipus Rex as its lens, this novel work provides an engaging overview of behavioural genetics that demonstrates its relevance across the humanities and the social and life sciences. It will appeal in particular to students and scholars of genetics, education, psychology, sociology, and law.

Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) [Translated by E. H. Plumptre with an Introduction by John Williams White]

by Sophocles

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Release Date : 2016-05
ISBN 13 : 9781420953466
Total Pages : 66 pages
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Download or read book Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) [Translated by E. H. Plumptre with an Introduction by John Williams White] written by Sophocles and published by . This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second Theban play written by Sophocles, "Oedipus Rex," or "Oedipus the King," is the drama which chronologically begins the Oedipus cycle. After Laius, King of Thebes, learns from an oracle that he is doomed to perish by the hand of his own son, he binds the feet of his newborn child and orders his wife Jocasta to kill the infant. Unable to kill her own child, Jocasta entrusts a servant with the task instead, who takes the baby to a mountaintop to die of exposure. A passing shepherd rescues the baby and names it Oedipus, or "swollen feet," taking it with him to Corinth where it is raised by the childless King Polybus as if it were his own. When Oedipus hears a rumor that he is not the biological son of Polybus, he seeks the counsel of the Oracle of Delphi who relates to him the prophecy of patricide. Still believing that Polybus is his father he flees Corinth thus initiating a series of events that would fulfill that which the oracle has prophesied. "Oedipus Rex," along with its Theban counterparts, "Oedipus at Colonus," and "Antigone," established Sophocles as one of the most renowned dramatists of his era. This edition follows the translation of E. H. Plumptre, includes an introduction by John Williams White, and is printed on premium acid-free paper.

The Theban Plays

by Sophocles

Publisher : Johns Hopkins New Translations
Release Date : 2009-03-20
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Rating : 4.O/5 ( users downloads)

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Download or read book The Theban Plays written by Sophocles and published by Johns Hopkins New Translations. This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sophocles’ Theban Plays—Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone—lie at the core of the Western literary canon. They are extensively translated, universally taught, and frequently performed. Chronicling the downfall of Oedipus, the legendary king of Thebes, and his descendants, the Theban Plays are as relevant to present-day thought about love, duty, patriotism, family, and war as when they were written 2,500 years ago. Recent translations of the plays, while linguistically correct, often fail to capture the beauty of Sophocles’ original words. In combining the skills of a distinguished poet, Ruth Fainlight, and an eminent classical scholar, Robert J. Littman, this new edition of the Theban Plays is both a major work of poetry and a faithful translation of the original works. Thoughtful introductions, extensive notes, and glossaries frame each of the plays within their historical contexts and illuminate important themes, mythological roots, and previous interpretations. This elegant and uncommonly readable translation will make these seminal Greek tragedies accessible to a new generation of readers.

Isaac And Oedipus

by Wellisch, E

Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-08
ISBN 13 : 1136346333
Total Pages : 148 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (634 users downloads)

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Download or read book Isaac And Oedipus written by Wellisch, E and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Theban Plays

by Sophocles

Publisher : National Geographic Books
Release Date : 1950-06-30
ISBN 13 : 0140440038
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Theban Plays written by Sophocles and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1950-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘O Light! May I never look on you again, Revealed as I am, sinful in my begetting, Sinful in marriage, sinful in shedding of blood!’ The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496–406 BC) to create a powerful trilogy of mankind’s struggle against fate. King Oedipus tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realise he has committed, and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. With profound insights into the human condition, it is a devastating portrayal of a ruler brought down by his own oath. Oedipus at Colonus provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while Antigone depicts the fall of the next generation, through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident in his own authority. E. F. Watling’s masterful translation is accompanied by an introduction, which examines the central themes of the plays, the role of the Chorus, and the traditions and staging of Greek tragedy. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Freud on Time and Timelessness

by Kelly Noel-Smith

Publisher : Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-01
ISBN 13 : 1137597216
Total Pages : 226 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (759 users downloads)

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Download or read book Freud on Time and Timelessness written by Kelly Noel-Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time and timelessness are fundamental principles of psychoanalysis yet Freud does not present a consolidated theory of temporality. In this book Kelly Noel-Smith pieces together Freud's scattered 'hints' and 'suspicions' about time and its negative, timelessness. She traces a careful temporal trail through Freud’s published works and his daunting Nachlass, and provides a compelling reason as to why Freud kept his remarkable thoughts about time to himself.

When Hope Intervenes

by Sydney Aguas

Publisher : Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-04-15
ISBN 13 : 1365040488
Total Pages : 53 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (54 users downloads)

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Download or read book When Hope Intervenes written by Sydney Aguas and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about hope? There are those who would describe hope as a light in overwhelming darkness or a lifeline in the midst of a vast sea, as well as those who would deem it nothing more than "wishful thinking", but deep in the heart of every individual there is a longing for this illusive entity. While this longing is in every human, it is rarely satisfied. This book will demonstrate how the remarkable hope of God can pierce the hearts of those in the most pitiful depths of despair by discovering the work of transformation accomplished in the lives of three paragons of hopelessness from the ancient Greek Tragedies. Through theirstories, we will witness the sheer power of the hope of redemption in Jesus Christ, as we explore what marvelous things can happen when hope intervenes!

The Power of Words (2)

by Stilovsky

Publisher : AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2020-02-24
ISBN 13 : 1728399041
Total Pages : 338 pages
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Download or read book The Power of Words (2) written by Stilovsky and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature of all kinds plays such an important place in our lives whether it’s biography, classics, crime or poetry. In this non-fiction volume you will find a mine of facts which will fascinate all who love books. Felix Schrödinger and Pyotr Stilovsky have compiled in this, the fifth volume of the series, a compendium of information that will appeal to all who love language and especially those who seek out knowledge for its own sake.

Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra

by Sophocles,

Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Release Date : 2008-08-14
ISBN 13 : 0199537178
Total Pages : 225 pages
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Download or read book Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra written by Sophocles, and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-08-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles's reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure, faced with a test of will and character, risking obloquy and death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone and Electra both have a woman as their intransigent `hero'. Antigone dies rather than neglect her duty to her family, Oedipus's determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest and parricide, and Electra's unremitting anger at her mother and her lover keeps her in servitude and despair. These vivid translations combine elegance and modernity, and are equally suitable for reading or theatrical performance.