Oedipus
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- Oedipus, a Tragedy
The heroic drama Oedipus, a Tragedy, is an adaption of Sophocles' Oedipus, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678 and published in 1679, it became a huge success on stage during the Restoration period.
Oedipus, a Tragedy – from today's point of view this drama, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee, may have an unintended comic effect, probably due to the extensive use of highly dramatic language and the bloodthirsty ending of the drama, which reminds one of a massacre in “splatter-movies”. Contemporary research in the field of English literature is generally indifferent towards Oedipus, a Tragedy. In bygone centuries, however, there was a wide range of views on this drama ranging from enthusiasm to condemnation.
“Celebratur Oedipus…” In 1700, the journal “Acta eruditorum”, published in Leipzig, celebrated Dryden and Lee's adaptation of Oedipus. Along with All for Love, Oedipus, a Tragedy was regarded as the climax of Dryden's dramatic work....
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