Oedipus
- Full Length Play, Drama, Greek; Roman; Biblical
- 7M, 1F
- ISBN: 9781854596109
The story of the mythical Greek king of Thebes.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: Greek; Roman; Biblical
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
The story of the mythical Greek king of Thebes, the archetypal tragic hero who accidentally fulfills a prophecy that he will end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster down upon his city and family.
This volume, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, contains two plays by Sophocles, Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonos, in English translations by Kenneth McLeish.
It also includes an introduction to the plays.
REVIEWS:
This volume, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, contains two plays by Sophocles, Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonos, in English translations by Kenneth McLeish.
It also includes an introduction to the plays.
REVIEWS:
"Kenneth McLeish's fine translation."
Daily Telegraph
"An unparalleled translator of the Greeks."
Financial Times
Premiere Production:
c. 430BC.
Characters
- Casting: 7M, 1F
- Casting Attributes: Room for Extras
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