Oedipus at Thebes: Sophocles' Tragic Hero and His Time

by Bernard Knox

Book Overview

In this widely praised book, an eminent classicist examines Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus in the context of fifth-century B.C. Athens. In attempting to discover what the play meant to Sophocles'... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0007G2NK2
• Release Date: December 1965
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 279 Pages