Oedipus Rex

Informationen zum Autor Sophocles (ca. 497/6-407/6 BCE) was the most acclaimed dramatist of his era, winning more than twenty festival competitions in ancient Athens. He is believed to have written 123 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form. David Mulroy is professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has translated The Complete Poetry of Catullus , also published by the University of Wisconsin Press. Klappentext David Mulroy's brilliant verse translation of "Oedipus Rex" recaptures the aesthetic power of Sophocles' masterpiece while also achieving a highly accurate translation in clear, contemporary English. Zusammenfassung David Mulroy's brilliant verse translation of Oedipus Rex recaptures the aesthetic power of Sophocles' masterpiece while also achieving a highly accurate translation in clear! contemporary English.

Summary

David Mulroy’s brilliant verse translation of Oedipus Rex recaptures the aesthetic power of Sophocles’ masterpiece while also achieving a highly accurate translation in clear, contemporary English.

Product details

• Authors: David Mulroy, Sophocles
• Assisted by: David Mulroy (Translation), David D. Mulroy (Translation)
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2011
• EAN: 9780299282547
• ISBN: 978-0-299-28254-7
• No. of pages: 154
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 230 mm x 9 mm
• Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics; Wisconsin Studies in Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama