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Book Reviews of Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex
ISBN-13: 9780486268774
ISBN-10: 0486268772
Publication Date: 6/1/1991
Pages: 64
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 47 ratings
Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Type: Paperback
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bookwormbelle avatar reviewed Oedipus Rex on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Surprisingly readable. I thought I was going to have to have a Cliffs Notes version or something to help me understand the text (as you would with Shakespeare, Beowulf and the like), but the translation was awesome. Starts out with Oedipus the King addressing some city representatives, and having to solve a murder mystery to appease the gods. Dude....if there was ever a great example of the phrase "Ignorance is bliss", than this is it. Gets you thinking about fate vs. free will, and blindness vs. insight. Crazy ending, too (I literally yelled, "Oh, snap!"). Got through it in 3 days, totally painless reading, glad I read it!