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    <body><![CDATA[Blah blah, the definitive tragedy. Blah blah, Greek tradition of theatre. Blah blah, amazing, psychological... blah blah, read it a thousand times in high school/college. <br/><br/>.. oh, just read the damn thing.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[To make Oedipus more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition™ includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. We hope that the reader may, through this edition, more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the drama.    Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, &quot;Who am I?&quot; The play, a story of a king who—acting entirely in ignorance—kills his father and marries his mother, unfolds with shattering power; we are helplessly carried along with Oedipus towards the final, horrific truth.    This vibrant, new translation invites its readers to lose themselves in the unfolding of this tragic tale—as suspenseful as a detective mystery, yet with an outcome long ago determined by Fate.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tragedy is end of the big famous fight between the free human being and gods, where gods(fate) <br/>always win. Odipus  is a big winner who loose to gods.<br/><br/>اودیپوس شاه، مشهورترین تراژدی سوفوکلس، در باره ی ستیز اودیپوس با تقدیر خ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/791300">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know, how can one give Sophocles a rating? Although it is a classic and one of the pillars of the Western literary canon, I took off a star because it was too sad! I know that makes me a sap but poor King Oedipus, my goodness! Was he too proud? Too confident of his accomplishments? Or maybe ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32873396">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[To make Oedipus more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition™ includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. We hope that the reader may, through this edition, more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the drama.    Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, &quot;Who am I?&quot; The play, a story of a king who—acting entirely in ignorance—kills his father and marries his mother, unfolds with shattering power; we are helplessly carried along with Oedipus towards the final, horrific truth.    This vibrant, new translation invites its readers to lose themselves in the unfolding of this tragic tale—as suspenseful as a detective mystery, yet with an outcome long ago determined by Fate.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rereading - and teaching - <em>Oedipus Rex</em> as an adult was an interesting experience.  While I am always a bit wary of translations, the text itself (as translated by Robert Fitzgerald) is rich with literary devices, and the use of foreshadowing is especially poignant.  Sophocles adeptly leads his audie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45868731">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[To make Oedipus more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition™ includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. We hope that the reader may, through this edition, more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the drama.    Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, &quot;Who am I?&quot; The play, a story of a king who—acting entirely in ignorance—kills his father and marries his mother, unfolds with shattering power; we are helplessly carried along with Oedipus towards the final, horrific truth.    This vibrant, new translation invites its readers to lose themselves in the unfolding of this tragic tale—as suspenseful as a detective mystery, yet with an outcome long ago determined by Fate.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[In response to Ms. Boyd Zenner of Charlottesville's underwhelming ratings of the father of western tragedy, I now mount a Sophoclean juggernaut of five-star bequeathments.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;One of the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies and a masterpiece of dramatic construction. Catastrophe ensues when King Oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Masterly use of dramatic irony greatly intensifies impact of agonizing events. Sophocles' finest play, <em>Oedipus Rex</em> ranks as a towering landmark of Western drama. Explanatory footnotes.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[You *think* you know the story but unless you've read it, you don't know the whole story.  We read this in a high school lit class right around the time that I was &quot;discovering&quot; Greek and Roman mythology for the first time.   This is no formulaic Thursday night TV drama. This is NOT &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7657080">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The entire play conveyed a feeling of incredible sorrow and loss, combined with pity.  Oedipus, the accursed king of Thebes, was destined to kill his father and marry his mother.  However, the devious way the life of Oedipus was twisted by the gods to match the tangled shape of his predestined fate ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54055467">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ A guide to my rating system<br/>*********************************************************************<br/>5 Stars: This book is a timeless classic and undisputed member of the literary canon. I read and loved it.<br/><br/>4 Stars: This book is a personal classic.  A book I am happy to read agai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60737469">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In this book a baby named Oedipus was born in the land of Thebes. His parents, which were the king and queen had his prophecy read. It said that he would marry his mother and kill his father. Know this his parents sent him away with a shepherd to have him killed in the mountains. Instend the shepher...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56410003">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Is <em>Oedipus Rex</em> the ultimate Greek play? Yes, if not in entertainment value than perhaps in structure and theme. At least among the Greek plays I have read that is my regard for it. As with all early Greek drama, you are at the mercy of the translator in terms of enjoying the nuances of the text. Reg...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59949108">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Quatrième de couverture:<br/><br/>    Un mal mystérieux s'est abattu sur la ville de Thèbes. Ses terres et ses troupeaux sont frappés de stérilité. La population est décimée. Les femmes ne portent plus d'enfants. Le roi Œdipe, qui jadis, par sa clairvoyance, a sauvé la Cité et l'a rendu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35693222">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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