Oedipus
Different translations of Oedipus the King Sophocles was one of the great Greek play writes of all time. He wrote many Greek plays, but only seven seemed to survive over 2400 years. One of his most famous plays was part of a trilogy. The reader must have read or viewed the previous play in order to understand the next. However, his trilogy which was out of order, made it much more difficult to understand his plays despite reading all of them. Oedipus the King was part of this famous trilogy, which was also known as Oedipus Rex, and universally known as The Oedipus Tyrannus. It is not understood why this one play has different names, except for the theory to translate it into different languages, which was explained by Pierre Vidal-Naguet, a French professor. The confusion of translating to one's language sprawled the many translations of the play itself. Two example authors that will be discussed in this paper is Gilbert Norwood, M.A., author of Greek Tragedy, and J. Peter Euben, author of The Tragedy of Political The!ory. The authors' translation of Oedipus the King will be compared and contrasted to prove how widespread the play is studied. The exact date of Sophocles' life span is not certain, neither is when Oedpius the K
Norwood felt Sophocles left these explanations out of the play because trying to explain them would make the play even more complicated. , Publisher: University of Carolina Press, copyright 19893) The complete Greek Drama:Volume I; Oates & O'Neill, Publisher: Random House New York, copyright 19384) The complete Greek Drama: Volume II; Oates & O'Neill, Publisher: Random House New York, copyright 19385) A commentary on the plays of Sophocles; Hogan, James C. Ever since he was told that the parents he thought were his were not, he has become a man that would try not listen to anyone anymore. Peter Euben agrees with Norwood claiming that all humans are searching for "Who" they really are, as what the plays main theme is. They had taken the aggressive step, which caused their prophecy to eventually come true, which would doom them both in the end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**References1) Seven Famous Greek Plays; Oates, Whitney J. For centuries, no one could associate with this concept until Sigmund Freud came up with his theory on The Oedipus Complex. Oedipus the King was felt, by both authors, to be one of the best plays in history, which is why it is one of the most wide spread studied plays. This is exactly what his parents had done. " This is due to the fact that Oedipus is very unclear about his life before he came to Thebes. He doesn't even know who to trust anymore, including himself. By taking an aggressive step to change his fate, he was only helping it come true. Authors, Norwood and Euben, both agree and explain the reason for this theory. He has dedicated his life on studying Greek tragedy.
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