Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus 466

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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Enter Messenger . 1579
Athenian citizens, my briefest tale
Were to say singly, Oedipus is gone;
1580
But to describe the scene enacted yonder
Craves no brief speech, nor was the action brief.

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

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Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 466 focus
θοῦ νυν καθαρμὸν τῶνδε δαιμόνων, ἐφʼ ἃς
[102 b.
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 510-548 focus
Translations (2)
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 (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 510-546c focus

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mvp-comment-1075-1 ξυντομώτατον 1

mvp-comment-1075-2 λέξας … ὀλωλότα 2

mvp-comment-1076-1 ἃ δ’ ἦν τὰ πραχθέντ’ 3

mvp-comment-1076-2 ὁ μῦθος οὐκ ἐν βραχεῖ πάρεστιν 4

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

1579. mvp-comment-842-1 One of the companions of Theseus (πρόσπολοι, supra 1553) returning before the rest, reports all that will ever be known, except to Theseus and his successors, of the departure of Oedipus.

1579. mvp-comment-842-2 πολίται Fellow-citizens. By the ξυνοικισμός under Theseus the Coloniatae were already citizens of Athens.

1579. mvp-comment-842-3 ξυντομωτάτως .. ὀλωλότα I might best succeed in brevity by saying Oedipus is gone.' The adverb contains the predicate. Essay on Language § 24. p. 40. The participial construction with λέξας is noticeable; cp. O. T. 465 and note.

1581. mvp-comment-843-1 ἃ δ᾽ ἦν τὰ πραχθέντ' supposes a simple clause, such as οὐ βραχέως φράσαι πάρεστιν, which, by the introduction of the antithesis between μύθος and ἔργον, is expanded into what follows.

1582. mvp-comment-844-1 οὔτε τάργ᾽ ὅσ᾽ ἦν ἐκεῖ Sc.

1582. mvp-comment-844-2 βραχέα ἦν. ἐκεῖ is added to supplement both clauses.