Oedipus, King of Thebes: A Tragedy
- ISBN-10
- 0404541380
- ISBN-13
- 9780404541385
- Category
- Drama / General
- Pages
- 84
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1715
- Publisher
- AMS Press
- Author
- Sophocles
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- 2018-04-17
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