{"product_id":"oedipus-king-of-thebes-by-sophocles","title":"Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles","description":"\u003ch3 id=\"about_book_header\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAbout this eBook \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/help\/bibliographic_record.html#Table:_Bibliographic_Record\" title=\"Information about Table: Bibliographic Record.\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon icon_help noprint\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"bibrec\" id=\"about_book_table\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol class=\"narrow\"\u003e \u003ccol\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSophocles, 496-407 BC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTranslator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMurray, Gilbert, 1866-1957\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOedipus King of Thebes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTranslated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWikipedia page about this book: https:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oedipus_Rex\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oedipus_Rex\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCredits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eProduced by Sigal Alon, Turgut Dincer, R. 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As he sends his brother-in-law Creon to consult the oracle and subsequently demands the truth about Laïus’ death, a sense of impending tragedy begins to build as Oedipus unwittingly edges closer to his own dark destiny. The first act sets up the tension between fate and free will that characterizes this profound tragedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. 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