Two Faces of Oedipus
Subtitle: Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus and Seneca's Oedipus
Contributors: Frederick Ahl (Editor, Translator)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: December 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780801473975
Subjects: Plays & playwrights: classical, early & medieval; Drama; Plays / Drama; Ancient (Classical) Greek; Plays; Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Description: "Sophocles' "Oedipus tyrannus" is the most famous of ancient tragedies and a literary masterpiece. It is not, however, the only classical dramatization of Oedipus' quest to discover his identity. Seneca composed a fine, but neglected and often disparaged Latin tragedy on the same subject, which, in some ways, comes closer to our common understanding of the Oedipus myth." In new translations by Frederick Ahl, readers can compare the two versions.--[book cover].