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Drama / Classics / Literature & Criticism
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS
• SPRING 2012 •
A Dramatized Audiobook
A verse translation by David Mulroy
Performed by actors of the American Players Theatre and
faculty and students from the University of Wisconsin–
Madison School of Music
“A great work of world literature has at last become a great poem in
English. Mulroy’s translation is far superior to other available English
verse translations.”—Robert J. Rabel, editor of
Approaches to Homer,
Ancient and Modern
Oedipus Rex
is the greatest of the Greek tragedies. The story of the
mythological king, who is doomed to kill his father and marry his
mother, has resonated in world culture for almost 2,500 years. But
Sophocles’ drama as originally performed was much more than a great
story—it remains a superb poetic script and exciting theatrical experi-
ence, now faithfully brought to life in this English translation and
audiobook.
David Mulroy’s brilliant verse rendition of
Oedipus Rex
recaptures
the aesthetic and theatrical power of Sophocles’ masterpiece while also
achieving a highly accurate translation in clear, contemporary English.
Professional actors from the American Players Theatre re-create
Sophocles’ pulsing, iambic rhythms with vitality and hypnotic forward
momentum. Faculty and students from the University of Wisconsin–
Madison School of Music perform the choruses and other music, based
on ancient Greek modes.
David Mulroy
is professor of classics at the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He has
translated
The Complete Poetry of Catullus
, also
published by the University of Wisconsin Press.
Sophocles
(ca. 497/6–407/6 BCE) was the most
acclaimed dramatist of his era, winning more
than twenty festival competitions in ancient
Athens. He is believed to have written 123 plays,
but only seven have survived in a complete form.
Of related interest
A verse translation by David Mulroy, with introduction and notes
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“A great work of world literature has at last become a great poem in English. Mulroy’s
translation is far superior to other available English verse translations.”
—Robert J. Rabel, editor of
Approaches to Homer, Ancient and Modern
Published April 2011
LC: 2010041229 PA 154 pp. 5 x 8
ISBN 978-0-299-28254-7 Paper $9.95 s ISBN 978-0-299-28253-0 e-book $7.95 s
Translated and with commentary by David Mulroy
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“Mulroy’s is a marvelous contribution to Catullus translations and studies. Catullus’ angry or
comic (sometimes both) poems directed at the movers and shakers of his era are rendered
here with wit and Roman realism.”—Kelly Cherry
Published July 2002
LC: 2001005832 PA 160 pp. 6 x 9
ISBN 978-0-299-17774-4 Paper $17.95 s ISBN 978-0-299-17773-7 e-book $9.99
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William Aylward and Patricia A. Rosenmeyer,
General Editors
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