Looking for good translation of Oedipus for high school
"DANIEL P. Tompkins" <[email protected]> Sat, 28 Sep 2019 17:02:09 -0400
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I'm going to Haddonfield HS this week to talk about Oedipus. Last year, was *Medea*. Both times they were using lousy translations, and I'm going to recommend S. Murnaghan's *Medea *for future use. Now a number of teachers are asking for recommendations of a good cheap modern Oedipus. Not having taught this for a while, I'm asking others what they would recommend. I'd welcome any suggestions. These are smart students, and the HS elective system allows a full semester on Greek Drama. They have a very able teacher. I wish every public education system were as lucky. (Underside of this: recent finding that the most segregated area of this highly segregated state (NJ) is the Philadelphia corridor. Haddonfield has a lot of work ahead.) Best, Dan Tompkins