Status Updates From Oedipus the King: Sophocles...

...such a delight to read. Every line was captivating and the foreshadowing and humor were great. This is no doubt one of the best plays I've ever read
5 stars

Wow is all I have to say. I read Antigone for school sometime in early high school but never read the other Oedipus plays. My classics professor was lecturing on the playwrights of Athens today including Sophocles and I had the urge to go back and read the three Oedipus plays. This was just absolutely masterful. The Paul Roche translation brilliantly captures the feeling of the original prose and this was just...