So You Haven't Read Oedipus the King by Sophocles?
Added 2022-05-24 18:12:25 +0000 UTCSo you haven't read Oedipus the King by Sophocles? Well, get your tragedy mask ready as we tell you about this masterpiece that has influenced the structure of western drama for millennia! Ranking as the top 10 hottest most amazing tragedies by our boi the late and great Aristotle!
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Have you guys ever considered doing a So You Haven't Read of Sherlock Holmes? Also since you brought up Paddington I don't suppose you keep a marmalade sandwich in the office in case of emergencies?
Martin Verran
2022-05-28 12:35:13 +0000 UTC@Pyrian: I suspect your second paragraph was why it lost. I'd further suggest that it's possible that Sophocles only got second place because he was a big name in the competition. All of that said, it's my impression there's a lot of less than stellar works that go into local art competitions, especially when the style of art is relatively new. It's also not that surprising that someone with a long list of works to their name has some that are less than amazing.
Some Ed
2022-05-25 00:46:06 +0000 UTCThe playwright in question was Philocles, nephew of Aeschylus; FWIG, we none of his plays survived, and we don't know which one won that year.
Brian Rose
2022-05-24 23:53:35 +0000 UTCSo what play did Oedipus lose to? I don't really get Oedipus as a proper tragedy. His big crimes were committed unwittingly. His tragic flaw is... Persisting to seek out the truth? Ostensibly with the goal of stopping a plague?
Pyrian
2022-05-24 19:39:28 +0000 UTC
