Oedipus the King

  • Oedipus the King: The Plays of Sophocles
    By Sophocles

    Oedipus the King - Sophocles - The Plays of Sophocles - To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother.

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    Available for the first time as an independent work, David Grene’s legendary translation of Oedipus the King renders Sophocles’ Greek into cogent, vivid, and poetic English for a new generation to savor.

  • Oedipus the King: By Sophocles - Illustrated
    By Sophocles

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  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    Each volume in a collection of affordable, readable editions of some of the world's greatest works of literature features a chronology of the author's life and career, a concise introduction containing valuable background information, a ...

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    Dramatizes the story of Oedipus, who killed his father and married his mother.

  • Oedipus the King: A New Translation
    By Sophocles

    What are the limits of human intellect? Why do family bonds so often prove destructive? Robert Bagg's spare, idiomatic, and nuanced translation is ideally suited for reading, teaching, or performing. This is Sophocles for a new generation.

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

  • Oedipus the King: A New Translation
    By Sophocles

    What are the limits of human intellect? Why do family bonds so often prove destructive? Robert Bagg's spare, idiomatic, and nuanced translation is ideally suited for reading, teaching, or performing. This is Sophocles for a new generation.

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    This Enriched Classic Edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information -Timelines of significant events in Greek history and theater that provide the book’s historical context -An outline of ...

  • Oedipus the King: In Plain and Simple English
    By Sophocles

    "The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text.We all need refreshers every now and then.

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    Consulting the Delphic oracle, Oedipus is told that the plague will cease only when the murderer of Queen Jocasta's first husband, King Laius, has been found and punished for his deed. Oedipus resolves to find Laius's killer.

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    Oedipus the King is the first tragic play in Sophocles' classic Oedipus trilogy. The plays tells the story of a man who eventually becomes the King of Thebes while fulfilling an extremely tragic prophecy.

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    The tragedy of Oedipus, who unknowingly slays his father and marries his mother, is one of the mythical cornerstones of Western civilization. Plays for Performance Series.

  • Oedipus The King
    By Sophocle

    In antiquity, the term "tyrant" referred to a ruler with no legitimate claim to rule, but it did not necessarily have a negative connotation.[2][3][4] Of Sophocles' three Theban plays that have survived, and that deal with the story of ...

  • Oedipus the King: By Sophocles - Illustrated
    By Sophocles

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  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles, Evangelinus Apostolides Sophocles

    To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother.

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    The Greek tragedy about Oedipus, who murders his father and marries his mother.

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    Oedipus the King

  • Oedipus the King
    By Sophocles

    First performed at the Playhouse on February 25, 1978, starring Judy Davis, Colin Friels and Mel Gibson.

  • Oedipus the King: Sophocles
    By Sophocles

    Sophocles: Oedipus The King translated by F. Storr.