Oedipus (Dryden) - Composition of Oedipus, A Tragedy in Comparison With Sophocles's Oedipus

Composition of Oedipus, A Tragedy in Comparison With Sophocles's Oedipus

Oedipus, a Tragedy was based on Sophocles's Oedipus, but the original drama was crucially changed in several respects.

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