The Oedipus Plays

Sophocles

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Suggestions for Further Reading

Adams, S. M. Sophocles the Playwright. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.

Gellie, G. H. Sophocles: A Reading. Carlton, Victoria, AUS: Melbourne University Press, 1972.

Kitto, H. D. F. Greek Tragedy: A Literary Study. Oxford, UK: Routledge, reprint edition 2002.

Knox, Bernard. Oedipus at Thebes: Sophocles’ Tragic Hero and His Time. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998.

Lattimore, Richmond. The Poetry of Greek Tragedy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, reprint edition 2003.

Segal, Charles. Oedipus Tyrannus: Tragic Heroism and the Limits of Knowledge. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Taplin, Oliver. Greek Tragedy in Action. Oxford, UK: Routledge, reprint edition 2002.

Webster, T. B. L. An Introduction to Sophocles. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1936.

Winnington-Ingram, R. P. Sophocles: An Interpretation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, reprint edition 2002.

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