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The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone
The Oedipus Cycle Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone
Author: Sophocles, Dudley Fitts (Translator), Robert Fitzgerald (Translator)
The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverberates to this day, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies -- Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone -- that together recount the downfall of Oedipus, king of Thebes, his death in exile, and the action carried out after his death by his daughter Antigone.
ISBN-13: 9780156027649
ISBN-10: 015602764X
Publication Date: 11/1/2002
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Harvest/HBJ Book
Book Type: Paperback
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A true story of the rise and fall of man through one most fortunate.
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English versions of Sophocles three great tragedies based on the myth of Oedipus, translated for a modern audience by two gifted poets.

About the Author
Dudley Fitts (1903-1968), a renowned poet, critic and translator, authored and translated over 20 books. One of the preeminent twentieth century scholars of Greek literature, his English translations of the ancient Greek classics are much praised for their accessibility and their appeal to contemporary readers.
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