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Oedipus the King ( Oedipus Rex )

Pages
104
Published
429 BCE
Language
English

Synopsis

A king's desperate search for the truth behind a plague consuming his city leads him down a dark path of self-discovery. As he uncovers a terrible prophecy, he must confront a fate he never imagined. This classic Greek tragedy explores the devastating consequences of fate and free will.

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Sophocles

Sophocles (circa. 496 BCE - 406 BCE) was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived to the present day. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than those of Euripides. According to the Suda, a 10th century encyclopedia, Sophocles wrote 120 or more plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form, namely Ajax, Antigone, Trachinian Women, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus....

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