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Sophocles: King Oidipous
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Focus Item #: 00609
Author(s): Ruby Blondell
ISBN: 978-1-58510-060-6
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Description
English
translation of Sophocles’ famous tragedy of Oedipus and the fate he so much
tries to avoid. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes
and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.
Features
The close
translation and notes are designed to provide access to the original work in
highly readable English.
Market
For both
students and the general reader.
About the Author
Ruby
Blondell is Professor of Classics at the
University of
Washington
in
Seattle. She
has published widely on Greek literature and philosophy, and the reception of
myth in popular culture. Her books include "The Play of Character in
Plato’s Dialogues" (Cambridge 2002); "Women on the Edge: Four Plays
by Euripides" (co-authored) (Routledge 1999); "Helping Friends and
Harming Enemies. A Study in Sophocles and Greek Ethics" (
Cambridge 1989).
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