Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex — presented here in an English rhyming verse translation with explanatory notes — is perhaps the most analyzed tragedy in the Western canon. The story of Oedipus, King of Thebes, who discovers that despite his every effort to escape his fate, he has unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, has been a touchstone for discussions of fate, free will, and the limits of human knowledge from Aristotle to Freud.
Aristotle considered it the perfect tragedy. Download this free EPUB from Better Gutenberg and experience one of the most powerful works of dramatic literature ever written.