Oedipus tyrannus - Sophocles

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Title
Oedipus tyrannus
Author
Sophocles
format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Company
Language
English
UK Publication Date
20000201

Peter Meineck and Paul Woodruff's collaboration on this new translation combines the strengths that have recently distinguished both as translators of Greek tragedy: expert knowledge of the Greek and of the needs of the teaching classicist, intimate knowledge of theatre, and an excellent ear for the spoken word. Their Oedipus Tyrannus features foot-of-the-page notes, an Introduction, stage directions and a translation characterized by its clarity, accuracy, and power.

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A clear, vigorous, spare, actable translation, and with it, excellent apparatus (Intro., notes, bibliography); all in a slim and affordable volume. I will use when I next teach
Oedipus. Hackett is an invaluable resource!--Rachel Hadas, Rutgers University

I have enjoyed all of the recent Hackett editions of translations of Greek literature and "Oedipus Tyrannus" is certainly no exception. Meineck and Woodruff got things just right, from employing "Tyrannus" instead of "Rex" in the title (as has become traditional, though it lends an erroneous sense to the play from the outset) to Woodruff's very fine and accessible Introduction to the suspenseful, poetic and powerful rendering of the play itself. Meineck's theatrical sensibility and knowledge are evident, yet the text never becomes too "stagey" nor wanders far from the Greek. I will definitely use this text along with other terrific Hackett editions in my courses.--Lisa Rengs George, Arizona State University

An excellent translation. . . . Paul Woodruff's Introduction, written for a general audience, is clear and well-informed.--Herman Van Looy,
L'Antiquit Classique

Type
BOOK
Country of Publication
Indiana
Number of Pages
67

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