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Ödipus auf Kolonos (The Theban Plays #2)
by
Sophocles
Ödipus auf Kolonos ist das Stück vom Sterben eines alten Mannes, verfaßt vom 90jährigen Sophokles. Etwa zwei Jahrzehnte nach dem berühmten König Ödipus greift Sophokles hier ein zweites Mal den Ödipus-Mythos auf und zeigt den alten, blinden, zum Bettler gewordenen Ödipus am Ende seines Lebens.
Paperback, 120 pages
Published
December 31st 1998
by Reclam
(first published -401)
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This is a rather unusual play in that while it is connected with the main Theban epic, it does not seem to actually sit well within the epic cycle and seems to be an attempt by Sophocles to explore some of the unanswered questions that arose within both the Antigone and Oedipus Tyrannos, particularly in whether Oedipus was truly guilty for his actions (he was not as they were done in ignorance) and how Creon basically became a jerk. I say that because in Oedipus Tyrannos he seems to be a rather...more
So last night for Valentine's day Bill and I went to see Oedipus at Colonus at King's. Every year the students put on a production in the original ancient Greek we've gone to about four now. While there are always different casts the acting is definitely improving. When we first started going they were definitely classic students rather than actors in the main roles, now they are actually doing a better job at saying the lines with feelings. Though I feel like the quality of the costumes and the...more
Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Sophocles' play is simple and clear, beautiful and elegant. I read Oedipus Rex in high school and Antigone in college and enjoyed both. It took me a while to get to the play that falls between the two in plot and time frame, but it's definitely worth the read. It clarifies the events in Antigone, since the events that occur directly precede the beginning of Antigone. It also continues the themes that Oedipus Rex hints at, and it concludes Oedipus's story very b...more
This is an interesting play - although set in the middle of the three plays, it was written last, towards the end of Sophocles' life. It is not necessarily a tragedy, although it ends with Oedipus' death; it seems to be more concerned with linking 'Antigone' with Oedipus Rex', and enhancing the stories of those plays (e.g. when Polynices comes to seek Oedipus' favour and Oedipus responds cursing him and Eteocles, at the end of the play we do not know any more about their feud, but it is the caus...more
The Greeks really were masters of drama. It took me quite a while to finish this play. Although it can be quite verbose at times it makes up for it by powerful chapters in between. The vehemence with which Oedipus scolds his enemies is very memorable and for me reason enough to read the play but just having finally read one part of the story of the famous Oedipus is satisfying in itself.
The story itself like all great dramas is about the virtues and faults of man and their interplay in human re...more
The story itself like all great dramas is about the virtues and faults of man and their interplay in human re...more
Oedipus has been cast out of Thebes and has spent many years begging for food and his livelihood. When people hear who he is, they cast him out. Now, Thebes waging a civil war between the two sons of Oedipus. Creon, regent of Thebes wants Oedipus to come back because “the oracles have said that victory lies with those who win you to their side”. Oedipus is adamant he will not go due to how Creon and his sons have treated him. He becomes a suppliant to Theseus, king of Athens, and asks him to pro...more
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(too old to rate) Quite possibly the first historical case of sequilitis. There's no real reason for Oedipus at Colonus to exist -- the sturm-und-drang ending of Oedipus Rex ends its story nicely without need for follow up -- but it is interesting to see the aftermath, of the struggle for power after Oedipus's departure and his sad and lonely life. It's a reminder that our stories don't have neat endings, or really any endings at all, and even after our life's great tragedy we still have to keep...more
از صد و چند نمایش سوفوکلس، تنها هفت نمایش نامه باقی مانده که اولین و قدیمی ترین آنها "ایاس" است. با سوفوکلس نمایش به صورت یک گفتگو شروغ شده است. چیزی که همیشه و هم چنان با تیاتر ماند و مانده است.
"ایاس"، اولین تراژدی سوفوکلس را نخوانده ام. سه گانه ی سوفوکلس (ادیپوس شاه، ادیپوس در کولونوس، انتیگونه) را ابتدا محمد سعیدی به فارسی برگرداند که در اواسط دهه ی سی شمسی توسط بنگاه ترجمه و نشر کتاب چاپ و منتشر شد. همین سه گانه به زبانی بسیار زیبا توسط شاهرخ مسکوب در ابتدای دهه ی چهل شمسی ترجمه و چاپ شد. ا...more
I though that the story was great but I did not like how Oedipus was treated. In the play "Oedipus the king" and "Oedipus at Colonus" Oedipus was treated bad making his life miserable. I was against this idea of fate controlling a person's life; the play was basically about acknowledging the god and the kingdom. The entire play used the oricle as a foreshawod and irony which I found interesting. I though the whole tragedy with Oedipus was a cruel play by gods and the oricle.
This was definitely not the shining star of the Oedipus plays. Nonetheless, I felt compelled to read it; I finished it within two hours. It was almost as if a piece was missing and I wanted it to be filled. I found out what happened to Oedipus at long last. I began the Theban plays with Antigone in 1998 as a freshman in high school and now, 13 years later, I have finally finished them all.
Jul 10, 2010
Diana
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3 of 5 stars
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After twenty years of wanderings, blind and ruined Oedipus, accompanied by his two loyal daughters, tries to find rest.
Simply put, this book is a closure book and lacks the in-depth plot and conflicts of the other two plays. Oedipus, though wiser, still shows his natural arrogance and his daughters are little more than slaves at his beck and call. Interesting, but by no means riveting.
Simply put, this book is a closure book and lacks the in-depth plot and conflicts of the other two plays. Oedipus, though wiser, still shows his natural arrogance and his daughters are little more than slaves at his beck and call. Interesting, but by no means riveting.
May 14, 2013
Wael Mahmoud
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translated
I read the translation by Robert Fitzgerald.
Even considering the historical element, This tragedy isn't one of the best, King Oedipus and Antigone are much better, The paly only serves as a conclusion of Oedipus' fate and a prelude for Antigone, The massenger told the most important exciting part "maybe it wasnt possible to show what happened - I mean Oedipus' death".
Even considering the historical element, This tragedy isn't one of the best, King Oedipus and Antigone are much better, The paly only serves as a conclusion of Oedipus' fate and a prelude for Antigone, The massenger told the most important exciting part "maybe it wasnt possible to show what happened - I mean Oedipus' death".
I really enjoyed this one but I can't put my finger on why...
... it's greek tragedy. literally.
Maybe I'm just impressed by Oedipus making a triumphal end to his cursed and whiny life. I don't know.
...anyway, I really really liked "Antigone" (the 3rd play in this trilogy-- I read that a few years ago)....
so... if you're doing greek tragedies, the whole trilogy is worth reading, I guess.
... it's greek tragedy. literally.
Maybe I'm just impressed by Oedipus making a triumphal end to his cursed and whiny life. I don't know.
...anyway, I really really liked "Antigone" (the 3rd play in this trilogy-- I read that a few years ago)....
so... if you're doing greek tragedies, the whole trilogy is worth reading, I guess.
While this play is the second of the three Theban plays, it was actually written last, and is more of a connecter between Antigone and Oedipus the King. It is filled with the same dramatic irony that is found in Oedipus the King, along with the same emotion found in Antigone.
So we can not avoid the fate but unknowing sin could decrease the guilt from physical suffering, punishment or expiation.
Is it the same philosophy that people are born with original sin (unknowing sin) but it can be released by believing in Christ and serving expiation?
Is it the same philosophy that people are born with original sin (unknowing sin) but it can be released by believing in Christ and serving expiation?
تحكى ماذا يحدث بعد مأساه اوديب الشهيره...لتعيش معه اخر يوم من حياته باحداثه الكثيره
تسعد بالتاكيد بمستوى الدراما فى تلك العصور السحيقه
تسعد بالتاكيد بمستوى الدراما فى تلك العصور السحيقه
Χαλεπή μοι ἦν ἡ ἀνάγνωσις · ἠνάγκαζε γάρ με πολλάκις τὸν λόγων θησαυρὸν ζητεῖν. καὶ πάλιν γε λέγω τὴν τοῦ Σοφοκλέους ποίησιν ἔλασσόν με τέρπειν ἢ τὴν τοῦ Εὐριπίδου τε καὶ τοῦ Αἰσχύλου. κοὐκ νομίζω αὕτην ἰσοῦσθαι ταῖς ἄλλαις παιδιαῖς τοῦ Σοφοκλέους ταῖς θηβαίαις λεγομέναις. εὐφραινουσι μέντοι τὰ μέλη καὶ ἡ σύστασις -- μάλιστά γε αἱ τοῦ χοροῦ εὐχαὶ καὶ ὁ βρονταγωγὸς τοῦ Οἰδίποδος θάνατος.
Dec 26, 2011
Needleroozer
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1 of 5 stars
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read-for-school
I can't remember if I read this play some time in high school for an honors English class, or if I read it in college for that honors program class. In any case, I was not too excited about reading this one.
Maybe I need to read it again, but I didn't really see the point of this play. I guess it sets up how Oedipus dies and introduces the awesomeness of Antigone, but it's nothing Sophocles couldn't have included in the Antigone play.
The second installment of the Greek tragedy play depicting the tale of Oedipus...
Much slower and less action then the other two, but not too bad I guess
Only reading because it's on the St. John's great books list.
this one wasn't as good as the first play. it was just weird.
Never actually read it, but I'm sure it's very, very good.
My professor's lecture about it almost made me cry, though.
Had never read this before. Now the trilogy is complete.
Not as good as 'Oedipus Rex', but still a great play.
Not as compact and to-the-point as Oedipus Rex.
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Sophocles (Greek: Σοφοκλής; German editions: Sophokles) was an ancient Greek tragedy playwright. Not many things are known about his life other than that he was wealthy, well educated and wrote about one hundred and twenty three plays (of which few are extant). One of his best known plays is 'Oedipus the King' (Oedipus Rex).
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