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EAN: 9781458851352
ISBN: 1458851354
Label: General Books LLC
Manufacturer: General Books LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 106
Publication Date: August 01, 2009
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Nor pays light tribute to this land and me. Such claims command my reverence, nor to slight His friendship, but receive him for our guest. And if his pleasure be to sojourn here, On thee I charge his safety; if to go With mechoose, Oedipus, of this and that, 64o According to thy will: thy will is mine. Oed. All men of liberal soul may Zeus reward ! Thes. What is thy pleasure ? Wilt thou go with me ? Oed. So, if I might, I would. But in this place Tlus. What in this place shall be ? I thwart thee not. Oed. Here they who cast me forth shall feel my might. Thes. So should thy presence prove great boon to us. Oed. Only hold fast thy word, to make it good. TJus. Fear not for me : thou shalt not be betrayed. Oed. I will not bind thine honour with an oath. 650 Thes. It should not serve thee better than my word. Oed. What wilt thou do ? Thes. What fear disquiets thee ? Oed. Men will come hither. . . . Thes. Trust our friends for that. Oed. Beware lest leaving me. . . . Thes. I know my part. Oed. My fears are urgent. . . . Thes. Fear my heart knows none. Oed. Thou know'st not how they threaten. Thes. But I know No man shall drag thee hence in my despite. Oh many threats full many a braggart word Have hotly threatenedbut the passion cools, And reason reigns, the bubble threats are gone ! o And they, however bold to speak great words, Shall find, I know, or ere they steal thee hence, Wide seas and boisterous are first to cross. Enoughif Phoebus sent thee, though my will Were not to help, small need thou hast to fear; But now I know, ev'n though I be not nigh, My name shall guard thee, safe from all misuse. Chor. To the land of the steed, O stranger, (Strophe i. To the goodliest homes upon earth thou c...
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I cannot compare Grene's translation with the original, as I have never read it, but, as an independent entity, Grene's work is masterful. The prose, especially in Oedipus Rex, is well-paced and dramatic. Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone, perhaps appropriately, fawn in comparison, but are nevertheless well-wrought and engaging.
This book, as, I'm assuming, all works in the Lattimore-Greene collection, lacks the in text resources to carry the laymen along. One must have an acute knowledge ... Read More
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I generally do not review classics, because I find it impossible to adequately review a genuine classic with the necessary brevity. However, I plan on giving my opinion at some point on books with conflicting Amazon reviews, and it occured to me that readers ought to have a touchstone by which to assess my credibility. There are two types of books which a wide swath of readers may be presumed to have read and so may function as touchstones: popular bestsellers and classics. I made a choice from the ... Read More
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Sophocles is really one of the Greatest dramatists of all time, but equal to the others since he doesn't have the psychological penetration of Euripides
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Researching translations is never an easy task, and in this case, where you'll have to search on Amazon for the title and the translator to find what you want, it's particularly difficult.
Here's what I've found by comparing several editions:
1. David Grene translation: Seems to be accurate, yet not unwieldy as such. My pick. Language is used precisely, but not to the point where it's barely in English.
2. Fitts/Fitzgerald translation: Excellent as well, though ... Read More
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I read the story of Oedipus in high school and several times since. While I find the twists of the story, especially the riddle of the Sphinx fascinating. (A very original puzzle.) I also found it a litte disturbing. I've never cared for the idea that a person's destiny is fixed and unavoidable.
The fact that the steps Oedipus took to foil the prophecy, actually placed him on the direct path to fulfilling it was scary. It makes one wonder: Do we really have control over our lives, or are we, as ... Read More
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EAN: 9781458851352
ISBN: 1458851354
Label: General Books LLC
Manufacturer: General Books LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 106
Publication Date: August 01, 2009
Publisher: General Books LLC
Studio: General Books LLC