Oedipus the King
- ISBN-10
- 0353264105
- ISBN-13
- 9780353264106
- Series
- Oedipus the King
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 140
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-11-10
- Publisher
- Franklin Classics Trade Press
- Author
- Sophocles
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