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flamepea's review against another edition
3.0
“I have no desire to suffer twice in reality than in retrospect.”
Ironically the Oedipus cycle was nothing, really but suffering. These plays were interesting.. to say the least. I don’t have much to add that hasn’t been said before.
Is it just me who thinks Oedipus had no reason for guilt? Now the whole situation is complicated as hell and as we are studying the definition of six models of tragedy according to Aristotle it states “the main hero makes a mistake.” While the whole situation of killing your father and marrying your mother definitely is a mistake! I am definitely in no way endorsing incest, just that it would’ve happened in any alternative timeline. You cannot escape fate and he was left in the dark (to some extent.) I can understand wanting to live in exile because of the same but after all these years he still punishes himself?
Oedipus The King had the most action and felt more jointed. The cutting of all the action made me feel disconnected from the story and annoyed I had to hear summaries. I know this was due to the limits of how plays were first performed but it definitely hindered my reading experience.
Seperate reviews for Oedipus Rex and Antigone to come.
Ironically the Oedipus cycle was nothing, really but suffering. These plays were interesting.. to say the least. I don’t have much to add that hasn’t been said before.
Is it just me who thinks Oedipus had no reason for guilt? Now the whole situation is complicated as hell and as we are studying the definition of six models of tragedy according to Aristotle it states “the main hero makes a mistake.” While the whole situation of killing your father and marrying your mother definitely is a mistake! I am definitely in no way endorsing incest, just that it would’ve happened in any alternative timeline. You cannot escape fate and he was left in the dark (to some extent.) I can understand wanting to live in exile because of the same but after all these years he still punishes himself?
Oedipus The King had the most action and felt more jointed. The cutting of all the action made me feel disconnected from the story and annoyed I had to hear summaries. I know this was due to the limits of how plays were first performed but it definitely hindered my reading experience.
Seperate reviews for Oedipus Rex and Antigone to come.
teddytr19's review against another edition
4.0
Massive King Lear vibes. This trilogy truly had everything I hoped for. I’m only wondering whether the Eurydice in this play is at all related to the one from Metamorphoses.
sorinahiggins's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to all three plays as podcasts from Librivox. It was pretty good; the reader of the "Chorus" was almost impossible to understand, due to an accent, a reverb setting, and the poetry of the part. The other readers were very good.
r_musil's review against another edition
4.0
ترجمه ش خوب بود، هر چند حوصله سر بر بود.
تصورشون درباره خدایان و این بحث که پادشاه جایزالخطا ست اون هم وقتی که شاهای ایران سایه خدا بودن جالب بود.
در ضمن یادم انداخت افلاطون چه قدر نویسنده خوبیه.
تصورشون درباره خدایان و این بحث که پادشاه جایزالخطا ست اون هم وقتی که شاهای ایران سایه خدا بودن جالب بود.
در ضمن یادم انداخت افلاطون چه قدر نویسنده خوبیه.
jeslyncat's review against another edition
5.0
I'm going to try to write a short review of this work without gushing. Too much.
These plays are literally one of the best things I have ever read, experienced, studied, analyzed, wrote about, and loved.
I have literally driven more than an hour by myself to see a low-grade production just to witness another person's take on [a:Sophocles|1002|Sophocles|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1195014481p2/1002.jpg]' words.
[b:The Oedipus Cycle|1540|The Oedipus Cycle Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone|Sophocles|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328876438s/1540.jpg|5672] is written in the tradition of Greek mythological tragedy of the time period, but it stands out with originality, emotion, intrigue, twists and turns, and the shock and awe involved.
If you have ever enjoyed a good moment of any type of Ancient Greek culture, any mythology, any theatre, any acting, any good soap opera drama, or just darn good story--please pick up a copy of this book.
Please.
These plays are literally one of the best things I have ever read, experienced, studied, analyzed, wrote about, and loved.
I have literally driven more than an hour by myself to see a low-grade production just to witness another person's take on [a:Sophocles|1002|Sophocles|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1195014481p2/1002.jpg]' words.
[b:The Oedipus Cycle|1540|The Oedipus Cycle Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone|Sophocles|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328876438s/1540.jpg|5672] is written in the tradition of Greek mythological tragedy of the time period, but it stands out with originality, emotion, intrigue, twists and turns, and the shock and awe involved.
If you have ever enjoyed a good moment of any type of Ancient Greek culture, any mythology, any theatre, any acting, any good soap opera drama, or just darn good story--please pick up a copy of this book.
Please.
ccoelophysis's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not sure why there isn't commentary for the first play or why the dedications have no translation even though the authors clearly realize they're writing for an audience that doesn't read Greek. But it's nice to have all three plays bound together so I now know what exactly happens before Antigone since that's the only one I read/watched in school.
barrsfca's review against another edition
5.0
Great stuff. My sophomore daughter was reading it for class so I picked it up and read it on a rainy Saturday. History is wrong about this one: it's not about incest, patricide, or any of that business...rather, it's the first documented case of road rage.
bonitawankhade's review against another edition
2.0
oedipus rex: 3 stars
oedipus at colonus: 1.5 stars
antigone: 2.5 stars
oedipus at colonus: 1.5 stars
antigone: 2.5 stars
bkoser's review against another edition
5.0
I was surprised at how modern these plays seemed; to my untrained eye they read closer to Shakespeare than Aeschylus, who wrote a mere 50 years previously. My ranking:
Antigone
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus at Colonus
Fitts and Fitzgerald translation
Antigone
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus at Colonus
Fitts and Fitzgerald translation