Oedipus the King : a new verse translation /
Sophocles,author.
Kovacs, David,translator.
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Sophocles and the great age of Athenian tragedy -- 1a. What we know of Sophocles' life -- 1b. How to avoid turning Sophocles into the wrong kind of classic -- 2. The conditions of tragic performance in the fifth century BC -- 3. The divine dimension: on not misunderstanding Sophocles' Oedipus the King -- 3a. The role of Apollo in what happens before the play opens -- 3b. Apollo at work within the play -- 3c. Some general considerations in favour of an active Apollo -- 3d. How much pure coincidence is there in Oedipus the King? -- 3e. What was Apollo's reason for ruining Oedipus? -- 3f. Justifying the ways of God to man -- 4. A further source of confusion: Sophocles' manipulation of the plot -- 5. The ending -- 5a. The scene with the daughters -- 5b. Why is Oedipus made to re-enter the palace? -- 6. The translation: its aims and methods -- 7. A note on the Greek text: departures from Lloyd-Jones and Wilson, Sophoclis Fabulae (second impression, Oxford 1992).
Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)
Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)