The Throne of Labdacus
by Gjertrud Schnackenberg
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Schnackenberg, a prize-winning American poet, retells the story of Oedipus through the eyes of the god Apollo, who has been given the task of setting Sophocles's play to music.
Editions of The Throne of Labdacus
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux |
Date 2000 |
Price $2.24 |
 Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux |
Date 2001 |
Price $1.00 |
Used - Good |
Publisher Notes
A new collection of poems by the author of A Guilded Lapse of Time revisits the story of Oedipus and Apollo to probe themes of fate and necessity. Reprint.
Media Reviews
"This is a very rare achievement in contemporary poetry--a philosophical idea treated, not glibly, obscurely or melodramatically, but with due seriousness and real intelligence."
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