{"product_id":"oedipus-the-king-enriched-classics","title":"Oedipus the King (Enriched Classics)","description":"The famed Athenian tragedy in which Oedipus’s own faults contribute to his tragic downfall.\n\nA great masterpiece on which Aristotle based his aesthetic theory of drama in the Poetics and from which Freud derived the Oedipus complex, King Oedipus puts out a sentence on the unknown murderer of his father Laius. By a gradual unfolding of incidents, Oedipus learns that he was the assassin and that Jocasta, his wife, is also his mother.\n\nThis Enriched Classic Edition includes:\n-A concise introduction that gives readers important background information\n-Timelines of significant events in Greek history and theater that provide the book’s historical context\n-An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations\n-Detailed explanatory notes\n-Critical analysis and modern perspectives on the work\n-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction\n-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader’s experience\n\nEnriched Classics offers readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.\n\nSeries edited by Cynthia Brantley Johnson\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1416500332\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1416500332.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sophocles|Bernard Knox\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Mass market paperback in GOOD condition with normal wear from use. Cover art my differ from that shown in photo.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42747196145725,"sku":"BVV.1416500332.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1416500332-0.jpg?v=1764104041","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/oedipus-the-king-enriched-classics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}