Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Ranked #13 in Ancient Greece, Ranked #15 in Greek — see more rankings.
"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?"
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, "Who am I?" 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.
To make Oedipus more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classics includes a... more
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, "Who am I?" 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.
To make Oedipus more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classics includes a... more
Rankings by Category
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #87 in 12th Grade
- #87 in 17-Year-Old
- #87 in 18-Year-Old
- #16 in Ancient
- #47 in Antiques
- #58 in Blindness
- #38 in Classical
- #31 in Drama
- #80 in Greek Mythology
- #96 in High School Reading
- #87 in Mythology
- #95 in Prophecy
- #22 in Theater
- #72 in University
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