--- product_id: 11033656 title: "Oedipus Tyrannus" brand: "sophoclespeter meineckpaul woodruff" price: "€ 19.57" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/11033656-oedipus-tyrannus store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Oedipus Tyrannus **Brand:** sophoclespeter meineckpaul woodruff **Price:** € 19.57 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Oedipus Tyrannus by sophoclespeter meineckpaul woodruff - **How much does it cost?** € 19.57 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/11033656-oedipus-tyrannus) ## Best For - sophoclespeter meineckpaul woodruff enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted sophoclespeter meineckpaul woodruff brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Oedipus Tyrannus ## Images ![Oedipus Tyrannus - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518FzJul8bL.jpg) ![Oedipus Tyrannus - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D2aAb5VUL.jpg) ![Oedipus Tyrannus - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31PmTR9O7lL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great translation of a timeless classic *by S***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 23, 2018* A great translation of a timeless classic. You know how it's going to end, but Sophocles does an amazing job of showing how Oedipus, like all of us, follows his emotions and intuitions (however logical he/we may wish to be) and misses clues that might have saved him a lot of trouble. I'll be reading this one again. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting. *by M***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 19, 2014* It's was an interesting read. I needed the book for class and I assumed that it would be an old boring play. It was far more interesting than I had expected. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The most read and misread of the ancient Greek tragedies *by L***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 30, 2003* "Oedipus Tyrannus" ("Oedipus the King") is not only the most read of all the Greek tragedies, it is also the most misread of the Greek dramas. The play's reputation exists in part because it was presented as the paragon of the dramatic form by Aristotle in his "Poetics," and it may well be because of that fact that "Oedipus Tryannus" was one of the relatively few plays by Sophocles to be passed down from ancient times. When I have taught Greek tragedies in various classes students have reconsidered the play in terms of key concepts such as harmartia ("tragic error of judgment"), angonrisis ("recognition"), peripeteia ("reversal"), catharsis, etc., and they usually agree this play provides the proverbial textbook examples of these terms.However, I was always bothered by the fact that Sophocles engages in some rather heavy-handed foreshadowing regarding the fact that the play's tragic hero is going to blind himself before the conclusion. The lines were closer to, dare I say, sophomoric humor than eloquently setting up the climax. But then I read something very, very interesting in Homer's "Iliad," where there appears a single reference to Oedipus which suggests that he died in battle. Remember now that Homer's epics were written several hundred years before Sophocles was born and that the Greek playwrights were allowed to take great liberties with the various myths (consider the three different versions of the death of Clytemnestra at the hands of Orestes we have from Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus). The Athenian audience would know its Homer, but "Oedipus Tyrannus" was a new play.This leads me to advance a very interesting possibility: the Greek audience did not know that Oedipus was going to blind himself. This was a new idea. Jocasta (Iocasta) appears in the "Odyssey" when Odysseus visits Hades, but the only mention of the sin involved is in her marriage to her son, nothing about his being blind. Obviously you will have to make your own judgment about my hypotheses, but I have to think it is at least worth consideration. Still, there is the fact that because even those who do not know the play know the story about the man who killed his father and married his mother, "Oedipus Tyrannus" is usually misread by students. Because they know the curse they miss something very important: the curse that the oracle at Delphi tells Oedipus is not the same curse that was told to his parents (you can, to quote Casey Stengel, "look it up"). As in his play "Antigone," where the main character is not the title figure but Creon, Sophocles makes Jocasta more than a mere supporting character in this tragedy.Consequently, while there is no need for me to convince you that "Oedipus Tyrannus" is a great play and the epitome of Greek tragedy, I have hopefully given you a couple of things to consider when next you use this play in class. P.S. You can also play the cherubs Tom Lehrer's song for the movie version of "Oedipus The King." That will broaden their horizons in a totally unexpected direction --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/11033656-oedipus-tyrannus](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/11033656-oedipus-tyrannus) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*