Oedipus at Thebes

Sophocles' Tragic Hero and His Time

af Bernard Knox

This text examines Sophocles' Oedipus' Tyrannus in the context of 5th-century Athens. In attempting to discover what the play meant to Sophocles' contemporaries, the book casts fresh light on its timeless and universal nature. This edition has a new preface and suggested reading list.