The Three Great Epics- Three of the greatest literary works are Oedipus the King, Antigone and the Odyssey. Oedipus the King and Antigone, part of a three part series, was composed by Sophocles and performed on the stage during a three day festival. While Odyssey was story written down by Homer and was one of the first recorded epicsthat was and is still being read today. The following shall be a comparison between these three …
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…gathering. Whatever the case, these stories provided a source of entertainment for a people that lived long before technology and for these stories to even make it in these times is surely must mean it is a great story. --- WORKS CITED 1. Homer. Odyssey. Translator: Robert Fitzgerald. New York: Vintage Classics 1990 2. Sophocles. Antigone. Translators: Robert Fitzgerald & Dudley Fitts. New York: Vintage Classics 1990 3. Sophocles. Oedipus the King. Translators: Robert Fitzgerald & Dudley Fitts. New York: Vintage Classics 1990