Oedipus the King: Sophocles

Contributor(s): Sophocles (Author), Berg, Stephen (Author), Clay, Diskin (Author)

ISBN: 9780195054934

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Binding Types:

Paperback

$12.99

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$25.94 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$24.74 (100+ copies: $23.99)

List/retail price:

$12.99

Pub Date: March 31, 1988

Dewey: 882.01

LCCN: 77010964

Lexile Code: 1070

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.27" H x 8.03" L x 5.34" W ( 0.25 lbs) 114 pages

BISAC Categories:

Drama | Ancient and Classical | Literary Criticism

Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000043295 ( Oedipus the King: Sophocles)

Reading level: 5.60

Interest level: UG

Point value: 2.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: In this highly acclaimed translation of Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Stephen Berg (a distinguished poet) and Diskin Clay (an eminent classicist) combine their talents to offer the contemporary reader a dazzling and original version of Sophocles' timeless work. Emphasizing the intensity of the spoken language, they capture the unrelenting power of Sophoclean drama. No other English translation conveys the same level of terrifying emotion, especially in the choral odes, the forceful descriptions of Jokasta's death, the blinding of Oedipus, and the final scene of desolation.