Oedipus at Colonus
Translator Robert Fagles
First Written 406 BC
Genre Poetry
Origin Athens
Publisher CreateSpace
My Copy found on the shelf while visiting friends
First Read March 23, 2010

Oedipus at Colonus

Sophocles

406 BC

Notes

Sure, we all know Oedipus Rex and Antigone, but what happens in Colonus again? Lots. I dipped into the Theban plays again while staying at a friend's place (thank goodness for friends with good bookshelves), and was delighted at how great this is.

Noted on April 13, 2010

Quotes

It is not such a place as is famed in song and story, / But its name is great in the hearts of those that live here.

Quoted on April 29, 2010

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