Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus 510

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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Before, it vexed me; now it overwhelms.
1745

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

Current edition Experimental

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

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 510 focus
δεινὸν μὲν τὸ πάλαι κείμενον ἤδη κακόν, ὦ ξεῖνʼ, ἐπεγείρειν·
510
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)) — 510 focus
Grausam ist es, o Freund, wecken ein Leid,
505
Welches bereits lange geschlummert;
Und doch zu vernehmen wünsch' ich
Was ist es?
Welch herber, welch gräßlicher Schlag des Schicksals,
Unseliger, dich getroffen.
510
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-1170-1 τοτὲ μὲν … ὕπερθεν 1

mvp-comment-1170-2 τοτὲ μὲν … τοτὲ δέ 2

mvp-comment-1170-3 ὕπερθεν 3

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

1745. mvp-comment-929-1 It was then beyond my strength, but now it overwhelms me.' The language anticipates the metaphor of a sea of troubles, which appears in the next line. For ὕπερθεν, cp. κατάκρας, supr. 1242.