Oedipus the King

Author: Bernard Knox
Publisher: Not available
Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Acclaimed for over 2,000 years for its ingeniously constructed plot and extraordinary insight into the drama of human experience, Sophocles' masterpiece is revealed in all its riveting intensity in this translation by Bernard Knox. Here is the provocative tale of a great man hurtling toward his own destruction—a story of pride and power, incest and murder, which has never ceased to debate. Pocket Books Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Oedipus the King is translated and introduced by Bernard Knox, director emeritus of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies. It includes a selection of critical excerpts, suggestions for further reading, and a unique visual essay of drawings and photographs.