Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles

Oedipus at Colonus

The Theban Plays #2

Sophocles

fiction history play dark reflective slow-paced

64 pages

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This outstanding drama of classical antiquity, part of the Cadmean trilogy that includes Oedipus Rex and Antigone, was first presented in 405 B.C. Thought to be among Sophocles' last works, it represents the great playwright's crowning achievement...
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emotional 100%
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dark 33%
reflective 33%
tense 33%

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slow 33%

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