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Apr 8, 2024 · Greek: Oidipous Tyrannos. Oedipus Rex, play by Sophocles, performed sometime between 430 and 426 bce, that marks the summit of classical Greek drama’s formal achievement, known for its tight construction, mounting tension, and perfect use of the dramatic devices of recognition and discovery. It examines the story of Oedipus, who, in ...
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Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus ( Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced [oidípuːs týrannos] ), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC. [1] Originally, to the ancient Greeks, the title was simply Oedipus ( Οἰδίπους ), as it ...
- Sophocles
- c. 429 BC
- 1885
- Thebes
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Jan 10, 2017 · By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The plot of Sophocles’ great tragedy Oedipus the King (sometimes known as Oedipus Rex or Oedipus Tyrannos) has long been admired. In his Poetics, Aristotle held it up as the exemplary Greek tragedy. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called it one of the three perfect plots in all of literature (the…
Introduction – Oedipus Story. “Oedipus the King” (Gr: “Oidipous Tyrannos”; Lat: “Oedipus Rex”) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, first performed in about 429 BCE. It was the second of Sophocles ‘ three Theban plays to be produced, but it comes first in the internal chronology (followed by “Oedipus at ...
Overview. The Oedipus Plays, written by Sophocles in the 5th century BCE, are a trilogy of Greek tragedies consisting of Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King), Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. Oedipus Rex revolves around King Oedipus of Thebes, who, in his quest to save the city from a plague, discovers the horrifying truth about his own identity ...
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Ever since Aristotle almost universally regarded as the greatest of all Ancient Greek tragedies, Oedipus Rex— or Oedipus Tyrannus, or Oedipus the King —was probably produced in 429 BC, shortly after a plague that had devastated Athens the year before. The play opens many years after Oedipus saves Thebes and becomes ...
The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus Rex, which is followed in the narrative sequence by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Together, these plays make up Sophocles' three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the ...
