The Oedipus Cycle: An English Version
- ISBN-10
- 015602764X
- ISBN-13
- 9780156027649
- Series
- The Oedipus Cycle
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- Sophocles
Description
Three tragedies recount the downfall of Oedipus, his death in exile, and the actions by his daughter Antigone following his death.
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