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Excerpt from The Oedipus Tyrannus of Sophocles: Translated and Explained
Preface The moral of three performances of the Oedipus: the sensationalism of Professor Reinhardt: the restraint of the Cambridge performance: the art of M. Mounet-sully. The aim of this translation and commentary. The controversy of the modern interpreters: tragic justice or tragedy: the theory of the irrelevant chorus: the importance of the Creon scene: the general effect of the lyrics: the 'sin' of Oedipus: the 'intolerable' end. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
