Lone Cone Library

From the publisher. One of the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies and a masterpiece of dramatic construction. Catastrophe ensues when King Oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Masterly use of dramatic irony greatly intensifies impact of agonizing events. Sophocles' finest play, Oedipus Rex ranks as a towering landmark of Western drama. Explanatory footnotes.

Sophocles' play of a king prophesied to kill his father and marry his mother is here presented in a translation designed to be used on stage.

A collection of eight critical essays on the classical tragedy, arranged in chronological order of their original publication