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The Oedipus Cycle (Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone)
The Oedipus Cycle - Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone Author:Sophocles (English versions by Dudley Fitts & Robert Fitzgerald) The myth of Oedipus, which reverberates to our own day, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies--Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone, which together recount the downfall of Oedipus, King of Thebes, his death in exile, and the action carried out after his death by his daughter Antigone. — These new English versions of ... more »Sophocles' trilogy were composed specifically for a modern audience by two gifted poets and Hellenists. Their aim was to recapture the directness and simplicity as well as the concentrated richness of the poetry of Sophocles; they wished at the same time to make their verse renderings of the plays "clear and credible in English" and actable as well as readable. The critical acclaim with which these new versions have been received both in the United States and in Great Britain indicates that Mr. Fitts and Mr. Fitzgerald have achieved their aim.« less