Details

Subject(s)

• Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)—Drama [Browse]

Translator

• Mulroy, David D., 1943- [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Drama [Browse]

Series

Wisconsin studies in classics [More in this series]

Summary note

This is the third in Sophocles' trilogy of plays about the famous king of Thebes and his unhappy family. It dramatizes the mysterious death of Oedipus, by which he is transformed into an immortal hero protecting Athens. This was Sophocles' final play, written in his mid-eighties and produced posthumously. Translator notes explain Oedipus' character and the real political tumult that was shaking Athens at the time Sophocles wrote the play. Oedipus at Colonus is at once a complex study of a tragic character, an indictment of Athenian democracy, and a subtle endorsement of hope for personal immortality.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Other title(s)

Project Muse UPCC books

ISBN

• 9780299302542 ((pbk. : alk. paper))
• 0299302547 ((pbk. : alk. paper))

LCCN

^^2014009155

OCLC

872562288

RCP

H - S

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