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title: "Oedipus Rex (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)"
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# Oedipus Rex (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)

**Price:** 11202CFA
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- **What is this?** Oedipus Rex (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)
- **How much does it cost?** 11202CFA with free shipping
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Review: Good price - Good price for kid school work.
Review: Good book - Received item as expected

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #42,034 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Ancient & Classical Dramas & Plays #1,086 in Classic Literature & Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (650) |
| Dimensions  | 5.25 x 0.25 x 8.25 inches |
| Edition  | Unabridged |
| ISBN-10  | 0486268772 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0486268774 |
| Item Weight  | 10.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 64 pages |
| Publication date  | June 1, 1991 |
| Publisher  | Dover Publications |
| Reading age  | 14 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good price
*by S***U on February 1, 2026*

Good price for kid school work.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book
*by A***Z on December 30, 2024*

Received item as expected

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Rex of Oedipus Translations?
*by U***M on April 4, 2011*

My prior exposure to Oedipus Rex goes back to my school days, which is about half way back to the period when the play was written (or so it feels). That was in some English teacher (you-shouldn't-enjoy-what-you-read-in-my-class) approved translation. And I recall we spent more time with Antigone. Mulroy attempts to translate the play into a verse form the evokes how the Greeks would have experienced it on stage. It seems to me that he largely succeeds; his translation seems quite stageable. One challenge is that Greek audiences would have had a cultural context for interpreting the play that we lack. Fortunately, the translator provides a concise but excellent introduction that prepares the modern reader to understand the play. The play itself tells, at times elliptically, the story everyone sort of knows. Oedipus is prophesied to kill his father the king, so he is sent off to die. Instead he ends up adopted by another king. When he learns of the prophesy he flees to avoid killing his "father". He ends up in his real homeland and kills his real father, then marries his mother. The play covers his learning the truth. It would be a shorter play if he was a little quicker on the uptake. Although I understand its historical significance, I have trouble warming up to ancient Greek literature. It tends to be limited by the constraints of prophesies and way the gods are believed to direct the action. I recommend this translation of an important piece of literature. But I consider reading it to be more for self-eduction than for entertainment. At least it elevates the work above the I-want-you-to-suffer versions sometimes inflicted on students. If you are looking for a few laughs on this subject, consider: Oedipus Rex

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*Last updated: 2026-02-10*