Oedipus the King
- ISBN-10
- 0195054938
- ISBN-13
- 9780195054934
- Series
- Oedipus the King
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 114
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988-03-31
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Sophocles
Description
Dramatizes the story of Oedipus, who killed his father and married his mother.
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