Oedipus
By: a drama adapted by Ellen McLaughlin from the play by Sophocles
Contributors: McLaughlin, Ellen
Publisher: Playscripts
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
Subjects: Drama
Work titles: Oedipus Rex
Description: "A plague grips the city of Thebes. Desperate to save his people, King Oedipus send a messenger to the oracle at Delphi and discovers that the city's salvation lies in finding and punishing the murderer of the former king, Laius, who was brutally slain by a stranger at a crossroads years ago.  When Oedipus orders a manhunt, he unknowingly sets the wheels of his own destruction in motion..."--back cover.
Notes: Translated from the Ancient Greek.