![]() ![]() ![]() Over the centuries, it has come to be regarded by many as the Greek tragedy par excellence. Sophocles’ great innovation was to turn Oedipus’s horrifying circumstances into a drama of self-discovery that probes the mystery of selfhood and human destiny. It was the second of Sophocles's three Theban plays to be produced, but it comes first in the internal chronology, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Oedipus the King (often known by the Latin title Oedipus Rex) is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. Creon features in each story of the Sophocless Oedipus Trilogy: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.Creon is Jocasta’s brother and Oedipus’s brother-in-law. Translated by Francis Storr (1839 - 1919) Download cover art Download CD case insert Oedipus Rex (Storr Translation) ![]()
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