The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles [A Mentor Classic]
by Sophocles (Author); Paul Roche (Revised, Updated & Translation by)
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- Paperback
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About This Item
New York: A Mentor Classic/Mentor Books/Published by The New American Library, 1958. 1st Printing: September 1958. Mass Market Paperback. Used-Acceptable. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 224 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. First three front end pages are detached from book. Occassional pen markings on text. Pen mark on inside of front cover. Small tear on fore edge of front cover. A couple of light scuff marks on front cover.
Synopsis
Revising and updating his classic 1958 translation, Paul Roche captures the dramatic power and intensity, the subtleties of meaning, and the explosive emotions of Sophocles' great Theban trilogy. In vivid, poetic language, he presents the timeless story of a noble family moving toward catastrophe, dragged down from wealth and power by pride, cursed with incest, suicide, and murder.
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- Title
- The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles [A Mentor Classic]
- Author
- Sophocles (Author); Paul Roche (Revised, Updated & Translation by)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used-Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Printing: September 1958
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- A Mentor Classic/Mentor Books/Published by The New American Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 230
- Keywords
- Theatre, Drama, Plays, Acting, Screenplays, Playwright, Performing Arts, Classical Literature & Theatre, Modern & Contemporary Theatre, Theatrical Studies, Entertainment, Greek Tragedies, Classical Studies, Classic Literature, Greek History &
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Mass Market
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- Fore Edge
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- Reading Copy
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- Acceptable
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