Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus 452

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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Say wherefore dost thou crave with such desire
The clearness of an undistracted mind?

Oedipus at Colonus. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.

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English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906))

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Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 452 focus
ὄνησις ἥξει· τοῦτʼ ἐγῷδα, τῆσδέ τε
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 510-548 focus
Translations (3)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 461 focus
Wohl werth des Mitleids, Dedipus, erscheinst du selbst
Und deine Töchter! Aber da du meinem Land
Dich jezt zum Helfer selbst erbeutst mit diesem Wort:
So will ich treulich rathen, was dir frommen kann.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 452 focus
Antigone
Those in whose tombs such blessings are reposed,
Becomes us not: grief here would merit blame.
O son of Ægeus, at thy knees we fall.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 510-546c focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-1026-1 ἐμφῦναι φρενί 1

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

1488. mvp-comment-791-1 And what is it that you would have thus steadfastly rooted in your mind? Lit. What is the steadfast purpose, etc.; but πιστόν is proleptic. Antigone repeats her father's thought in κατορθοῦντος φρένα, in order to elicit from him the cause of his agitation; and asks him for what special reason he wishes to have his mind clear when Theseus comes.