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The Oedipus plays of Sophocles, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, AntigoneSophocles.

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The Oedipus plays of Sophocles, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, AntigoneSophocles.
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The Oedipus plays of Sophocles
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Sub title
Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, AntigoneSophocles.
Summary
Blinded and disgraced, Oedipus dwells quietly in Thebes until the kingdom is roiled by discord attributed to his presence and the curse put upon him by the gods. The citizens banish their erstwhile sovereign to years of lonely exile. Finally, the aging king finds refuge in a sacred olive grove at Colonus, near Athens. Oedipus is a towering tragic figure whose final years comprise a moving portrayal of the perseverance of human dignity in the face of an incomprehensible and impersonal universe .This edition follows the Francis Storr Translation
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Oedipus the kingOedipus at ColonusAntigone
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