Translation of the First Chorus in the Œdipus Ty
"Oh, fate of Thebes, oh, fate of Laius' line, How sorrow's dark and endless tide doth flow From one polluted fountain, whence it spreads In all directions, an unwholesome flood."
By Edward Bulwer-lytton · First published 1834 · Genre: Classical Literature, Poetry, Drama · 569 words
First lines
_Written at Fourteen._
STROPHE.
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Translation of the First Chorus in the Œdipus Tyrrannus of Sophocles is listed on Textopian as a short story by Edward Bulwer-lytton, dated 1834 CE.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Edward Bulwer-lytton
- Date: 1834 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Classical Literature, Poetry, Drama, Mythology, Translation
- Length: 569 words
- Structure: 1 section, 16 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Classical Literature — The work is a translation of a chorus from a classical Greek tragedy.
- Poetry — The text is written in a poetic form with strophes and antistrophes.
- Drama — The original work is a part of a dramatic play by Sophocles.
- Mythology — The content references Greek gods and mythological themes.
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translation · chorus · Œdipus · Sophocles · Greek tragedy · literature · classical · theater · drama · ancient Greece · poetry · interpretation