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Oedipus the King (Greek Tragedy in New Translations): Sophocles

Oedipus the King (Greek Tragedy in New Translations): Sophocles

by Diskin Clay (Translator), Diskin Clay (Translator), Stephen Berg (Translator), Sophocles Sophocles (Author)

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    Paperback 1988

    $11.73

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

In this highly-acclaimed translation of the most famous of all Greek tragedies, Stephen Berg - a well-known poet - and Diskin Clay - a distinguished classicist - combine their talents to produce a powerful version of Sophocles' timeless work. The volume also contains a critical introduction, commentary on difficult passages, stage directions, and glossaries of myythical and geographical terms.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 128
 Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Published: 31 Mar 1988
ISBN 10: 0195054938
ISBN 13: 9780195054934

Media Reviews
'The editors have selected translators who know Greek but who are poets themselves. The result ... is excellent' Tony Butler, Irish Press
'An excellent translation which more than most succeeds in capturing the poetry and the intensity of the original and so presents a realistic rendering of a classic...the modern rader hoping to glimpse the nature of Greek tragedy will do no better than read this translation.' Library Review
Author Bio

Stephen Berg is a founder and co-editor of the American Poetry Review and the author of several volumes of poetry, including The Daughters, Grief, Akmatova at the Black Gates, and In It.
Diskin Clay, Professor of Classics at Johns Hopkins University, is the author of numerous articles, translations, and reviews in classical journals.