<p>Written by Sophocles and first performed around 429 BC,<em> Oedipus Rex</em>, also known by its Greek title, <em>Oedipus Tyrannus</em>, or <em>Oedipus the King</em>, is an Athenian tragedy.
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Grave, earnest, prestige and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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- First published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., Digireads.com Publishing, Pressbooks
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781410506306
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