Oedipus Rex
by:
Sophocles (author)
J.E. Thomas (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781580495936 (1580495931)
Publish date: June 1st 2005
Publisher: Prestwick House, Inc.
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Read For School,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Poetry,
High School,
Tragedy,
Mythology
Series: The Theban Plays (#1)
good for a classic didn't see the ending coming read for my theatre history class
This play is so messed up that a part of me says that it has to be based on true events. It is sort of like one of the arguments that people use regarding the authenticity of the Bible: every character (with the exception of Jesus Christ) is so flawed that one cannot consider that the stories have b...
Read this in high school. Was too disturbed by the content to really enjoy it. It was definitely interesting but not something I'd ever choose to read again.
I have a wonderful translation of Oedipus Rex that is readable and understandable. I loved both the story and the way it was translated into a spell-bounding drama. Oedipus is the king of Thebes, a great and wise ruler. However, his parentage is unknown. When Thebes begins to suffer famine, the o...
This wasn't as long as I thought it was. I got this audiobook from the library and listened to it with the Overdrive software. It was only 2 parts, both of which were about one hour long. The second part only had about 20 min of book audio and the rest was the production info (which I didn't listen ...
9 years ago
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