er, uses Oedipus Tyrannus (Myatt 7), sticking with the universal title. Both authors show intelligence and education in their translati!
Both Yeats' and Myatt's translations are in English, but there are still some parts that are unclear to the reader as they both try to maintain the play's original storyline without drastically changing it. It seems no matter how revised the translated play is, it will always be a little confusing at times. Yeats' translation is unclear when he says, "If he fear for himself and being guilty denounces himself, he shall be in the less danger, suffering no worse thing than banishment" (Yeats 307). It is understood what Oedipus is trying to say in this speech, but the words are in an
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