Oedipus at Colonus /
The latest title to join the acclaimed ""Greek Tragedy in New Translations"" series, ""Sophocles' ""Oedipus at Colonus"""" tells the story of the last day in the life of Oedipus. It was written at the end of the fifth century BCE in At...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Griego Antiguo |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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Colección: | Greek tragedy in new translations.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The latest title to join the acclaimed ""Greek Tragedy in New Translations"" series, ""Sophocles' ""Oedipus at Colonus"""" tells the story of the last day in the life of Oedipus. It was written at the end of the fifth century BCE in Athens, in the final years of the ""Golden Age"" of Athenian culture, and in the last year of Sophocles' own life. At the center of the play is the mysterious transformation of Oedipus from an old and blind beggar, totally dependent on his daughters, to the man who rises from his seat and, without help, leads everyone to the place where he is destined to die. In th. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 122 pages). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122). |
ISBN: | 9780195135046 0195135040 1423784804 9781423784807 9786610530939 6610530939 |