The Three Great Epics-
The Three Great Epics-
Three of the greatest literary works are Oedipus the King,
Antigone and the Odyssey. Oedipus the King and Antigone, part of a
three part series, was composed by Sophocles and performed on the
stage during a three day festival. While Odyssey was story written
down by Homer and was one of the first recorded epicsthat was and is
still being read today. The following shall be a comparison between
these three …
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…gathering. Whatever the
case, these stories provided a source of entertainment for a people
that lived long before technology and for these stories to even make
it in these times is surely must mean it is a great story.
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WORKS CITED
1. Homer. Odyssey. Translator: Robert Fitzgerald. New York:
Vintage Classics 1990
2. Sophocles. Antigone. Translators: Robert Fitzgerald & Dudley
Fitts. New York: Vintage Classics 1990
3. Sophocles. Oedipus the King. Translators: Robert Fitzgerald &
Dudley Fitts. New York: Vintage Classics 1990
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