Sophocles: Oedipus The King

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For centuries the myth of Oedipus, the man who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother, has exerted a powerful hold on the human imagination; but no retelling of that myth has ever come close, in passion, drama, and menace to the one that we find in Sophocles' Oedipus the King. This new full-scale edition of that classic play - the first in any language since 1883 - offers a freshly constituted text based on consultation of manuscripts ancient and mediaeval. The introduction explores the play's dating and production, its creative engagement with pre-Sophoclean versions, its major themes, and its reception during antiquity. The commentary offers a detailed analysis, line by line and scene by scene, of the play's language, staging, and dramatic impact. The translation incorporated into the commentary ensures that the book will be accessible to all readers interested in what is arguably the greatest Greek tragedy of all.

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CAMBRIDGE CLASSICAL TEXTS AND COMMENTARIES ed i to rs J. DIGGLE N. HOPKINSON S. P. OAKLEY J. G. F. POWELL M. D. REEVE D. N. SEDLEY R. J. TARRANT 57 SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS T HE KING Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, on 07 Apr 2018 at 07:43:06, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108303439 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, on 07 Apr 2018 at 07:43:06, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108303439 SOPHOCLES OEDIPUS THE KING EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION, TRANSLATION, AND COMMENTARY BY P. J. FINGLASS Henry Overton Wills Professor of Greek and Head of the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Bristol Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, on 07 Apr 2018 at 07:43:06, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108303439 University Printing House, Cambridge cb2 8bs, United Kingdom One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, ny 10006, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, vic 3207, Australia 314–321, 3rd Floor, Plot 3, Splendor Forum, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi – 110025, India 79 Anson Road, #06–04/06, Singapore 079906 Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781108419512 doi: 10.1017/9781108303439 © Cambridge University Press 2018 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2018 Printed in the United Kingdom by Clays, St Ives plc A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data names: Sophocles, author. | Finglass, Patrick, 1979– editor. title: Oedipus the king / Sophocles ; edited with introduction, translation, and commentary by P. J. Finglass. description: Cambridge ; New York, ny : Cambridge University Press, 2018. | series: Cambridge classical texts and commentaries identifiers: lccn 2017023993 | isbn 9781108419512 (hardback) subjects: LCSH: Sophocles – Translations into English. | Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) – Drama. | Antigone (Mythological character) – Drama. | GSAFD: Tragedies. classification: lcc pa4414.a2 f56 2018 | ddc 882/.01–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.go