{"product_id":"meditations-on-rising-and-falling-meditations-on-rising-and-falling-9780299227340","title":"Meditations on Rising and Falling: Meditations on Rising and Falling","description":"\u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e is the third in Sophocles' trilogy of plays about the famous king of Thebes and his unhappy family. It dramatizes the mysterious death of Oedipus, by which he is transformed into an immortal hero protecting Athens. This was Sophocles' final play, written in his mid-eighties and produced posthumously. Translator David Mulroy's introduction and notes deepen the reader's understanding of Oedipus' character and the real political tumult that was shaking Athens at the time that Sophocles wrote the play. \u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a complex study of a tragic character, an indictment of Athenian democracy, and a subtle endorsement of hope for personal immortality.\u003cbr\u003e As in his previous translations of \u003ci\u003eOedipus Rex\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e, Mulroy combines scrupulous scholarship and textual accuracy with a fresh poetic style. He uses iambic pentameter for spoken passages and short rhymed stanzas for choral songs, resulting in a text that is accessible and fun to read and perform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Pardi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.89h x 6.23w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299227340","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39952732487795,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_20e0975a-65c8-46dd-baa0-92f986024fc9.jpg?v=1648564563","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/meditations-on-rising-and-falling-meditations-on-rising-and-falling-9780299227340","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}