Oedipus The King
Sophocles author Diskin Clay translator Stephen Berg translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:23rd Mar '89
Should be back in stock very soon
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.
'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
ISBN: 9780195054934
Dimensions: 136mm x 204mm x 7mm
Weight: 113g
128 pages