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''[[Oedipus]]'' (''[[Oidipus]]'') is a tragic play that was written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca at some time during the 1st century AD. It is a retelling of the story of [[Oedipus]], as told in ''[[Oedipus Rex|Oedipus the King]]'' by the Athenian playwright, Sophocles. It is written in Latin and was not intended to be performed, but rather recited at private gatherings.
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''[[Oedipus by Seneca|Oedipus]]'' (''[[Oidipus]]'') is a tragic play in Latin by Seneca.  
  
However, it has been very influential, the source of a number of adaptations itself, including ''[[Oedipus by Ted Hughes|Oedipus]]'' by Ted Hughes (1969), ''[[Oedipus by [[Hugo Claus|Oedipus]]''  by [[Hugo Claus]] (19**),   
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== The original text ==
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It was written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca at some time during the 1st century AD. A retelling of the story of [[Oedipus]], as found in ''[[Oedipus Rex|Oedipus the King]]'' by Sophocles. It was not intended to be performed, but rather to be recited at private gatherings.
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However, the text has been very influential, the source of a number of adaptations itself, including ''[[Oedipus by Ted Hughes|Oedipus]]'' by Ted Hughes (1969), ''[[Oedipus by Hugo Claus|Oedipus]]''  by [[Hugo Claus]] (19**),   
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_the_King
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lys_van_vertalings_in_Afrikaans
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[[ESAT Bibliography Com-Cop|P.J. Conradie]], 1999
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_(Seneca)
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''Helikon'', 5(21), 1955.
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Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''.
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''Oedipus'' theatre programmes, PACT, 1971, 1990.
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[[Bettine van Zyl Smit|B. van Zyl Smit]] 2003 "The Receptions of Greek Tragedy in the 'Old' and the 'New' South Africa" in  ''[[Akroterion]]'' 48 : 3-20)[http://akroterion.journals.ac.za]
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[[Betine van Zyl Smit]]. 2010. "Oedipus and Afrikaans Theater" in ''Comparative Drama'' (Vol. 44, No. 4: pp. 477-493)[http://www.jstor.org/stable/23238802]
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Oedipus (Oidipus) is a tragic play in Latin by Seneca.


The original text

It was written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca at some time during the 1st century AD. A retelling of the story of Oedipus, as found in Oedipus the King by Sophocles. It was not intended to be performed, but rather to be recited at private gatherings.

However, the text has been very influential, the source of a number of adaptations itself, including Oedipus by Ted Hughes (1969), Oedipus by Hugo Claus (19**),

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_the_King

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lys_van_vertalings_in_Afrikaans

P.J. Conradie, 1999

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_(Seneca)

Helikon, 5(21), 1955.

Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.

Oedipus theatre programmes, PACT, 1971, 1990.

B. van Zyl Smit 2003 "The Receptions of Greek Tragedy in the 'Old' and the 'New' South Africa" in Akroterion 48 : 3-20)[1]

Betine van Zyl Smit. 2010. "Oedipus and Afrikaans Theater" in Comparative Drama (Vol. 44, No. 4: pp. 477-493)[2]


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