Oedipus King PB

<p><strong>Among the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens <em>Oedipus the King</em> is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright Sophocles now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet Robert Bagg. </strong></p><p>Praised by Aristotle as the pinnacle of Greek drama <em>Oedipus the King</em> is the ancient world's most shocking and memorable tragedy; the story of Thebes's resilient hero and his royal family brought to hellish ruin by fate manipulation of the Olympian gods and all-too-human weakness. This is Sophocles vibrant and alive for a new generation.</p>