Bibliograph

Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles in a version by William Butler Yeats ; a Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada production ; directed by Tyrone Guthrie ; produced by Leonid Kipnis

Type

Label

Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles in a version by William Butler Yeats ; a Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada production ; directed by Tyrone Guthrie ; produced by Leonid Kipnis

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Oedipus Rex

Oclc number

50188710

Responsibility statement

by Sophocles in a version by William Butler Yeats ; a Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada production ; directed by Tyrone Guthrie ; produced by Leonid Kipnis

Runtime

Summary

The Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival Players, speaking through Greek masks, present the tragedy of Oedipus, who, having unwittingly slain his father and unknowingly married his mother, is driven by the plague that has swept through his kingdom to track down the evildoer who has polluted his land and its people

Table Of Contents

An introduction to Oedipus -- Praise the king -- A proclamation -- The prophecy of Tiresias -- Creon, traitor or friend? -- Rage against Laius -- Good news -- No son of Polybus -- The herdsman -- "Most miserable of all men" -- Misfortune and pity

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

Classification