The release date for the English version of 'Oedipus Rex' by
Sophocles is Jun 2004. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?"
The unfathomable strength with which the protagonist of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex strives to provide a solution to the age-old question, "Who am I?" has never been equaled. With devastating force, the play tells the tale of a king who, in complete ignorance, murders his father and weds his mother. We follow Oedipus helplessly as he discovers the horrifying conclusion.
Our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classics include a glossary of the more complex terms and handy sidebar notes to help readers understand points that could be unclear or missed, making Oedipus more approachable for today's readers. With this version, we believe the reader will be able to appreciate the impact of the drama, the wisdom of the insights, and the beauty of the poem to the fullest.