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Summary: This play is preposterous!
Review: I have never found a piece of work to be at once so lauded, and at the same time so vulgar and suggestive as The Oedipus Rex. How is it that you people do not see it for the crude, obscene work that it is? The two especially hideous atrocities that Sophocles proffers in Oedipus are the makings of smut, not a Greek masterpiece. I still, to this day, cannot understand how Sophocles gets away with a plot revolving around a man who marries his mother and kills his father! Personally, I am so disturbed by Oedipus that I spend every drachma I can get my hands on purchasing every copy of Oedipus I come accross so as to rid the bookstores of this scum. I have devoted one whole room in my small apartment to storing these various translations of Oedipus Rex. Of course, I keep this room hidden from my parents, who live in the apartment directly above me. Naturally, they are also unaware that I reside bellow them, but I assure you this is for their own good. I have always felt that it is a son's duty to see that his mother is safe every day, even if It means following her to work, without her knowing... or planting hidden camera's in her bedroom. And of course, it is any good son's job to make sure that his father is treating his mother well... I feel that the anonymous hate letters my father receives in the mail everyday, threatening his life if he does take optimal care of my mother, are completely justified. My last girlfriend said that I have some sort of a preoccupation with the issues in Oedipus. I did not hesitate to let her know what a preposterous statement this was, and stuck to my beliefs even when it meant her walking out on me. Preoccupation?... not in the least. I just consider myself another disappointed, angry Sophocles reader.
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Summary: This play is preposterous!
Review: I have never found a piece of work to be at once so lauded, and at the same time so vulgar and suggestive as The Oedipus Rex. How is it that you people do not see it for the crude, obscene work that it is? The two especially hideous atrocities that Sophocles proffers in Oedipus are the makings of smut, not a Greek masterpiece. I still, to this day, cannot understand how Sophocles gets away with a plot revolving around a man who marries his mother and kills his father! Personally, I am so disturbed by Oedipus that I spend every drachma I can get my hands on purchasing every copy of Oedipus I come accross so as to rid the bookstores of this scum. I have devoted one whole room in my small apartment to storing these various translations of Oedipus Rex. Of course, I keep this room hidden from my parents, who live in the apartment directly above me. Naturally, they are also unaware that I reside bellow them, but I assure you this is for their own good. I have always felt that it is a son's duty to see that his mother is safe every day, even if It means following her to work, without her knowing... or planting hidden camera's in her bedroom. And of course, it is any good son's job to make sure that his father is treating his mother well... I feel that the anonymous hate letters my father receives in the mail everyday, threatening his life if he does take optimal care of my mother, are completely justified. My last girlfriend said that I have some sort of a preoccupation with the issues in Oedipus. I did not hesitate to let her know what a preposterous statement this was, and stuck to my beliefs even when it meant her walking out on me. Preoccupation?... not in the least. I just consider myself another disappointed, angry Sophocles reader.
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Summary: A great read, sorta confusing, but worth your time!
Review: I really liked this book. I hadda read it for my English 9 APP class and I actually enjoyed it! My favorite was the story, "Antigone" . I enjoyed the taste of sophocles and thought Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald did a great job!
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Summary: Long and somewhat confusing
Review: This book is probably one of the best books I've ever read. It gives you a glimpse into how people in that time talked, and how they looked at the world. I'll admit that at some points it was slightly confusing, like with the "Strophes" coming into the story and talking every once in a while, but in all, I think that if you get into the story you'll find it very intersting.
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Summary: An Oedipus anyone can read.
Review: This is a very readable rendition of Sophocles' famous tragedies, by two of this century's most distinguished classicists and translators. My only caution: I would not recommend this translation to anyone trying to muddle through the Greek. As Fitzgerald readily admits, he has emphasized general meaning, conciseness and readability over strict adherence to the text, paraphrasing the original where he feels it's appropriate. I'm usually wary of this approach, but in this case I feel it makes the plays more accessible to the general reader, and more performable, than they would otherwise be. The end result is a lively and true homage to a great playwright whose ideas have shaped modern literature, drama, and psycology.
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Summary: An awesome translation
Review: This is by far the most poetic and impressionable translation of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone I have ever read. We explored several versions in my English class, and Robert Fitzgerald does an excellent job constructing memorable lines and beautiful dialogue. If you want to read Sophocles, this is the one to choose.
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Summary: A powerful and moving piece!
Review: ~I had to read OEDIPUS REX for my pre-IB sophomore English class, feeling not too happy with another dull, lengthy Greek play (we had to read THE ODYSSEY last year, and it got really redundant). But Sophocles' play...wow, it's totally different! The characters are so much more real and the speeches are deep and engrossing. Thebes is fascinating, substantial - and the issues grip you unknowingly. ...When you finally resurface, you feel touched and bewildered at the same time! Throughout~~ THE OEDIPUS CYCLE run themes of fate and visions of free will amid reality. These elements reveal the universal truth: of human blindness to fate and truth; their blind resolutions that, in reality, lead them to their fate. Tragedy is forged between a character~{!/~}s personality and the inevitable events connected to it. Although the doctrine of predestination rejects independent will, OEDIPUS REX succeeds in explaining the coexistence, in which action is subordinate to destiny through~~ ignorance. ~{!0~}I was blind and now I can tell why: asleep for you had given ease of breath to Thebes while the false years went by." THE OEDIPUS CYCLE beautifully fits Aristotle's definition of tragedies, being~{!0~}a casual, inevitable sequence of events connected intimately with the personality of the tragic character." Even if your English class doesn't require you to pick up this title, I highly recommend that you do. Being a translation, the language is very clear and reading~~ is direct. But the subject is still full - and full of revelation! It is so amazing, you have to experience it for yourself! I ended up reading all 3 plays of the cycle and they are all very different but I would think that OEDIPUS REX is the strongest one. It catches the reader the best, being more action-filled than the rest. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS is a more of character reflections and analyzing, which are heartfelt for both character and reader. ANTIGONE concludes the story with a good~~ feminist view of the affair by Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus. Her play is a mix of physical and mental action and reaction.~
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Summary: A powerful and moving piece!
Review: ~I had to read OEDIPUS REX for my pre-IB sophomore English class, feeling not too happy with another dull, lengthy Greek play (we had to read THE ODYSSEY last year, and it got really redundant). But Sophocles' play...wow, it's totally different! The characters are so much more real and the speeches are deep and engrossing. Thebes is fascinating, substantial - and the issues grip you unknowingly. ...When you finally resurface, you feel touched and bewildered at the same time! Throughout~~ THE OEDIPUS CYCLE run themes of fate and visions of free will amid reality. These elements reveal the universal truth: of human blindness to fate and truth; their blind resolutions that, in reality, lead them to their fate. Tragedy is forged between a character~{!/~}s personality and the inevitable events connected to it. Although the doctrine of predestination rejects independent will, OEDIPUS REX succeeds in explaining the coexistence, in which action is subordinate to destiny through~~ ignorance. ~{!0~}I was blind and now I can tell why: asleep for you had given ease of breath to Thebes while the false years went by." THE OEDIPUS CYCLE beautifully fits Aristotle's definition of tragedies, being~{!0~}a casual, inevitable sequence of events connected intimately with the personality of the tragic character." Even if your English class doesn't require you to pick up this title, I highly recommend that you do. Being a translation, the language is very clear and reading~~ is direct. But the subject is still full - and full of revelation! It is so amazing, you have to experience it for yourself! I ended up reading all 3 plays of the cycle and they are all very different but I would think that OEDIPUS REX is the strongest one. It catches the reader the best, being more action-filled than the rest. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS is a more of character reflections and analyzing, which are heartfelt for both character and reader. ANTIGONE concludes the story with a good~~ feminist view of the affair by Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus. Her play is a mix of physical and mental action and reaction.~
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