Annotated Bibliography: Oedipus the King

Donnelly, Francis P. Tragic Irony in Oedipus Rex.

The Classical Weekly. Vol. 41, No. 15 (May 3, 1948), pp. 229-300. Web.

This provides a brief account on the use of tragic irony in the play. It is useful
as it helps in understanding the concept of tragic irony in drama and in
general and also supplement our understanding of the play where tragic
irony has been used to its maximum.

Webster, T.B.L. An Introduction to Sophocles.

2nd ed. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. . 1969. Print.

Provides an in-depth analysis of Sophocles style of writing, his construction

of plot and characters and other devices that he has used in his plays. It also
helps us to understand his work in the context of the period in which he had
worked.

Watling, E.F. . Introduction. The Three Theban Plays.

Sophocles. Trans. E.F. Watling. Harmondsworth. Middlesex: Penguin. 1947.
Print

Describes the circumstances under which tragedy was performed during

Sophocles time and its significant place that it occupied in the social life of
the Greeks. It further helps us to understand the rationale of why and how
the play was written.
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