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Sophocles |
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Titolo |
Oedipus at Colonus [[electronic resource] /] / Sophocles ; translated by Eamon Grennan and Rachel Kitzinger |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770519-7 |
1-280-53093-6 |
0-19-803086-X |
1-4237-8480-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (135 p.) |
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Collana |
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Greek tragedy in new translations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GrennanEamon <1941-> |
KitzingerRachel <1948-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Oedipus (Greek mythology) |
Mythology, Greek |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Conventions of the Ancient Greek Theater; Translator's Note; Characters; Oedipus at Colonus; Notes on the Text; Glossary; Further Reading |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The latest title to join the acclaimed ""Greek Tragedy in New Translations"" series, ""Sophocles' ""Oedipus at Colonus"""" tells the story of the last day in the life of Oedipus. It was written at the end of the fifth century BCE in Athens, in the final years of the ""Golden Age"" of Athenian culture, and in the last year of Sophocles' own life. At the center of the play is the mysterious transformation of Oedipus from an old and blind beggar, totally dependent on his daughters, to the man who rises from his seat and, without help, leads everyone to the place where he is destined to die. In th |
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