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Oedipus Rex (Dover Thrift Editions Plays)

Sophocles

Considered by many the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies,

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They noted that the play is best known by the title Oedipus Rex.

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The name by which his play is best known, Oedipus Rex, obscures the fact that in Greece the name is Oedipus Tyrannos.

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They noted that the play is best known by the title Oedipus Rex.

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The name by which his play is best known, Oedipus Rex, obscures the fact that in Greece the name is Oedipus Tyrannos.

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In the episode, the title was referenced as part of an English class reading used to explore themes of free will and fate. Natasha Singer noted that the students were engaging with the Sophocles play to discuss these concepts. The mention was brief and served mainly to illustrate a point rather than to endorse the work.

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The class was reading Oedipus Rex to explore themes of free will and fate.

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I went into an English class where the students were reading Oedipus Rex, the Sophocles play, and that's about free will.

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