Seneca’s Oedipus: By Hook or By Crook

Authors

  • Henry Stead King's College, London

Abstract

Discusses Ted Hughes' revision process for David Turner's translation of Seneca's "Oedipus": "By great poetic skill and aggressive editing methods Hughes made Turner’s Oedipus his own. His play is in the end a mixed-source translation that no one else could have made."

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Published

2013-03-14

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