King Oedipus

A Greek play, unlike a Shakespearian play, is the exposition of one idea; in the case of King Oedipus, fate closing in upon one man who is almost continuously upon the stage.

Later Articles and Reviews W.B. Yeats 2000

In spite of a number of strong hints that he had better let sleeping dogs lie, King Oedipus proceeds ruthlessly with his investigations; and at length discovers that the criminal is himself.

Mythmanship Fraser, G. S 1964

As Freud's lecture is transformed into a performance of Sophocles 'tragedy, the men become citizens of prehistoric Thebes; Freud himself plays a priest of Zeus, pleading with King Oedipus to save the city from the plagues destroying it.

Chicago Reader 2010

As with his King Oedipus, Yeats's Colonus was not produced directly from the Greek.

Top stories from Times Online 2010

To determine the plot of Sophocles 'original play from this production is next to impossible, but what can be determined here is that King Oedipus of Thebes attempts to solve the mystery of his predecessor's murder.

TheaterMania.com 2009

A plague is destroying the city, and King Oedipus has set out to discover its cause despite warnings from Tiresias, the blind prophet who knows the truth but refuses to identify the man whose crimes have brought on the contagion.

Chicago Reader 2009

B.C.), the Trachiniae to about 420 B.C. The time of the Electra is doubtful; but Professor Jebb has shown that, on metrical grounds, it should be placed after, rather than before, King Oedipus.

The Seven Plays in English Verse 495? BC-406 BC Sophocles