Tragedies
Translated by Frank Justus Miller
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The opening
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Oedipus King of Thebes; the son, as he supposed, of Polybus, king of Corinth, and Merope, his wife, but found to be the son of Laius and Jocasta. Jocasta Wife and, as the play develops, found to be also the mother of Oedipus. Creon Theban prince, brother of Jocasta. Tiresias A celebrated prophet of Thebes, now old and blind. Manto His daughter. Old Man Sent from Corinth to announce to Oedipus the death of Polybus. Phorbas Head-shepherd of the royal flocks of Thebes. Messenger Who announces the self-inflicted blindness of Oedipus and the suicide of Jocasta. Chorus Of Theban elders.
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About this edition
- The words
- Frank Justus Miller's English translation, copied word for word.
- Copied from
- Left out
- The source library's header, footer and license, in 2 places
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
- Pictures and their captions
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 6 places
- A preface, foreword or afterword, in 4 places
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 3 places
- The play's heading, printed a second time (the same words) (11 blocks)
- Notes about a stage production
- Verse line number printed in the margin (the print edition's numbering)