{"product_id":"oedipus-the-king-second-edition-9780226844633","title":"Oedipus the King, Second Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn updated stand-alone edition of Sophocles's \u003ci\u003eOedipus the King \u003c\/i\u003etaken from Chicago's renowned translations of the Greek tragedies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the years, David Grene and Richmond Lattimore's Complete Greek Tragedies have been the preferred translations of millions of readers--for personal libraries, individual study, and classroom use. Drawn from the authoritative third edition of the University of Chicago Press's classic series, this updated stand-alone edition of Grene's \u003ci\u003eOedipus the King\u003c\/i\u003e renders the original Greek in clear, vivid, and poetic English for a new generation to savor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark Griffith and Glenn W. Most's introduction to Sophocles's searing tale of jealousy, rage, and revenge provides essential information about the play's first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophocles \u003c\/b\u003e(ca. 495-405 BCE) was an ancient Greek dramatist. \u003cb\u003eDavid Grene\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-2002) taught classics for many years at the University of Chicago. He was a founding member of the Committee on Social Thought. \u003cb\u003eGlenn W. Most \u003c\/b\u003eis a visiting member of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago and an external scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. \u003cb\u003eMark Griffith \u003c\/b\u003eis the Klio Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Classical Languages and Literature, and professor of classics and theater, dance, and performance studies at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649017381138,"sku":"9780226844633","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_647c846d-12ec-426e-a785-8717890203a5.jpg?v=1759842685","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oedipus-the-king-second-edition-9780226844633","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}