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W. B. Yeats: the Writing of Sophocles' King Oedipus : Manuscripts of W. B. Yeats Transcribed
by W. B. Yeats, David R. Clark, James B. McGuire
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- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0871691752
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- 9780871691750
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Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society,. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0871691752 . Spine slightly sunned, and a touch of rubbing to the dustjacket - see image. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Yeats spent 24 years planning & finally producing his play "Sophocles' 'King Oedipus'" in 1928. Here, Drs. Clark & McGuire have written an extensive introduction divided into two parts: first, the years 1904 through 1911 when Yeats planned the production with various actors - The remainder of the book describes & presents the versions (Rex 1-5) , some of which are transcribed because of the illegibility of Yeats's hand. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 443 pages .
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- W. B. Yeats: the Writing of Sophocles' King Oedipus : Manuscripts of W. B. Yeats Transcribed
- Author
- W. B. Yeats, David R. Clark, James B. McGuire
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0871691752
- ISBN 13
- 9780871691750
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- American Philosophical Society,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1989
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- 0871691752
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