'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 introduction to Dr Dawe's edition of Oedipus Rex. In an attempt to analyse why this play '...has exercised such a powerful and long-lasting fascination on the human mind' Dr Dawe devotes his introduction to an examination of the content of the story and to the technique displayed by Sophocles in the unfolding of the plot. The commentary deals authoritatively with problems of language and expression. This is an edition for classical scholars, undergraduates, and students in the upper forms of schools. The Introduction requires no knowledge of Greek and may be read by anyone interested in Greek literature and drama.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521287777
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94904354
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sophocles: Oedipus Rex
Author
Sophocles
Format
Paperback
Language
Greek
Publication Year
1982
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
282 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
186mm
Item Width
123mm
Item Weight
290g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Sophocles
Series Title
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Editor
R. D. Dawe
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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