From the back cover:
Oedipus the King is considered the masterpiece of the hundred or so plays written by Sophocles. It has been universally praised for its ingeniously constructed plot and extraordinary insight into human motive and circumstance. In The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud summarized the psychological implications: "As the poet brings the guilt of Oedipus to light by his investigation, he forces us to become aware of our own inner selves, in which the same impulses are still extant, even though they are suppressed..." After more than 2,000 years, the basic questions about human behavior raised in this dramatic gem are still being vigorously debated.
Oedipus the King is considered the masterpiece of the hundred or so plays written by Sophocles. It has been universally praised for its ingeniously constructed plot and extraordinary insight into human motive and circumstance. In The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud summarized the psychological implications: "As the poet brings the guilt of Oedipus to light by his investigation, he forces us to become aware of our own inner selves, in which the same impulses are still extant, even though they are suppressed..." After more than 2,000 years, the basic questions about human behavior raised in this dramatic gem are still being vigorously debated.
