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Oedipus the King

Name: Oedipus the King
Author: Sophocles
ISBN: 9789626341773

by Sophocles, Michael Sheen

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Synopsis

In Sophocles' tragedy, Oedipus discovers that he has been caught in his terrible destiny, unknowingly murdering his father and marrying his mother.

About the Author, Sophocles

Sophocles (496-406 BC) lived through the greater part of the long struggle with Sparta and died a few months after Euripides. He is credited with developing the tragic form and his surviving tragedies are masterpieces of construction. Methuen Drama publishes two volumes of his plays.