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 Athens, in the final years of the &quo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Griego Antiguo |
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New York :
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 the backgr. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 122 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122). |
ISBN: | 1423784804 9781423784807 9780198030867 019803086X 1280530936 9781280530937 |