Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos)
About this book
Oedipus Rex chronicles the story of Oedipus, a man that becomes the king of Thebes and was always destined from birth to murder his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta. The play is an example of a classic tragedy, noticeably containing an emphasis on how Oedipus's own faults contribute to the tragic hero's downfall, as opposed to having fate be the sole cause. Over the centuries, Oedipus Rex has come to be regarded by many as the Greek tragedy par excellence.
Subjects
- 882/.01
- antigone (greek mythology)
- british and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)
- continental european drama (dramatic works by one author)
- drama
- drama (dramatic works by one author)
- fate
- free will
- greek drama
- greek drama (tragedy)
- greek drama, translations into english
- in literature
- literary criticism
- literature
- œdipe (mythologie grecque)
- oedipus
- oedipus (greek mythology)
- oedipus (greek mythology)--drama
- oedipus (greek mythology) in literature
- oedipus rex (sophocles)
- open_syllabus_project
- pa4413.o7 d38 1982
- pa4414.o7 g74 2010
- sophocles
- tragedy
- translations into english
- translations into spanish
- university of cambridge