Oedipus the King by Sophocles

Oedipus the King is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. 429 BC. It was the second of Sophocles's three Theban plays to be produced, but it comes first in the internal chronology, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Over the centuries, it has come to be regarded by many as the Greek tragedy par excellence.

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	Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
	The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus	Mass Market Paperback	386411		$3.00
	The Three Theban Plays (Penguin Classics)	Hardcover	1292485	$19.57	$15.48
	Sophocles I: Oedipus The King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (The Complete Greek Tragedies)	Paperback	4544	$86.00	$2.00	1991
	The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus	Paperback	2484627		$0.63
	Oedipus the King (Classic Drama)	Audio CD	932256	$7.57	$3.18
	Oedipus the King and Antigone (Crofts Classics)	Paperback	3975866		$0.35
	Oedipus the King (Washington Square Press Enriched Classic)	Mass Market Paperback	916266	$2.95	$0.01	2001
	Oedipus Rex (Minnesota drama editions)	Hardcover	4383267		$0.35	1972
	Oedipus the King (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)	Kindle Edition	96653	$5.84		1978
	Oedipus the King	Hardcover	2330994	$10.56	$4.42	2010
	Oedipus (Drama Classics)	Paperback	3835093	$7.99	$0.01	2001
	Oedipus, King of Thebes (Large Print)	Paperback	7425436	$8.54		2013
	Oedipus, King of Thebes	Paperback	8165525	$5.69		2013
	Oedipus the King	Kindle Edition	518234	$6.99		2012
	Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)	Paperback	93590	$4.51	$1.67	2013
	Oedipus the King	Paperback	536176	$2.05	$0.01	1984
	Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone	Paperback	2178625	$11.99		2021
	Oedipus the King: In Plain and Simple English	Paperback	550484	$6.19	$999.11	2012
	Sophocles	Paperback	14747580	$19.02	$32.16	2010
	The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus & other Bonus works	Kindle Edition	29321			2015
	Oedipus the King (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)	Paperback	6093991	$8.99		2008
	Oedipus the King	Audible Audio Edition	11181	$11.95		2000
	Oedipus the King (Plays for Performance Series)	Hardcover	10165473		$4,215.00	2000
	Sophocles' Oedipus the King (Greek Tragedies Retold)	Hardcover	2719094	$3.34	$3.32	2004
	The Three Theban Plays: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; and Antigone	Paperback	203982	$7.13		2014
	Oedipus Rex (Dover Thrift Editions)	Paperback	7788	$0.01	$0.01	1991
	Oedipus the King	Kindle Edition	410060			2012
	Oedipus the King (Methuen Drama Student Editions)	Paperback	914832	$8.41	$3.90	2008
	Oedipus the King (Paperback)	Paperback	1283513		$1.61	1972
	Oedipus the King (EasyRead Edition)	Paperback	6071198		$40.85	2008
	Oedipus the King	Paperback	6950247	$7.42	$11.27	2014
	Plays of Sophocles Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone	Kindle Edition	335420	$3.99		2021
	The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone	Paperback	1775321	$23.08	$18.00	2011
	Oedipus the King	Audible Audio Edition	9199	$9.95		2006
	Oedipus the King	Kindle Edition	459486			2015
	Oedipus the King	Paperback	1916894	$5.07		2013
	Oedipus the King and Other Tragedies: Oedipus the King, Aias, Philoctetes, Oedipus at Colonus (Oxford World's Classics)	Paperback	735389	$7.37	$8.51	2016
	The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus	Hardcover	5623416	$14.99	$17.13	2017
	The Three Theban Plays	Paperback	126849	$4.61	$5.04	2016
	Sophocles Plays: 1: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonnus; Antigone: "Oedipus the King"; "Oedipus at Colonnus"; "Antigo	Kindle Edition	886309			2014
	Sophocles (MCV) (Z) (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)	Hardcover	6336127	$39.98	$0.01
	Sophocles (Greek Edition)	Paperback	6369571	$19.02	$8.63	2010
	Sophocles: The Theban Plays: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonnus; Antigone (Methuen's World Dramatists) (v. 1)	Paperback	719678	$6.33	$0.49	1986
	Oedipus the King: A New Translation	Paperback	173669	$3.55	$3.22	2012
	Oedipus the King (The Pocket library)	Paperback	4701380		$2.95
	Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King)	Kindle Edition	424344			2009
	The Three Theban Plays [with Biographical Introduction]	Kindle Edition	564135			2009
	Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King)	Paperback	599835	$5.99		2019
	Oedipus the King : Sophocles	Mass Market Paperback	6149574	$8.99	$1.99
	Oedipus the King (Enriched Classics)	Mass Market Paperback	150271	$5.62	$0.99	2005
	Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) [Translated by E. H. Plumptre with an Introduction by John Williams White]	Paperback	90644	$5.75	$2.00	2016
	Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) [Translated by E. H. Plumptre with an Introduction by John Williams White]	Kindle Edition	856917			2016
	Oedipus the King (Plays for Performance Series)	Paperback	1202777	$5.34	$0.40	2000
	Oedipus the King (Enriched Classics)	Kindle Edition	164013	$3.79		2012
	The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus	Kindle Edition	29732	$9.22		1984
	Oedipus The King (Minnesota Drama Editions)	Paperback	1378026	$12.50	$1.51	1972
	Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)	Kindle Edition	123781	$7.80		2013
	Oedipus the King	Paperback	935163	$4.95	$1.42	2007
	Oedipus the King	Kindle Edition	97942	$2.99		2010
	Oedipus the King (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)	Hardcover	4618688	$122.22	$0.64	1978
	Oedipus The King: A Play	Paperback	916522	$5.99		2018
	Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)	Hardcover	1428027	$29.95	$28.24	2013
	Oedipus the King (Library Edition Audio CDs) (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collections)	Audio CD	2062089	$22.95	$12.92	2003
	Oedipus the King	Paperback	1564919	$6.94	$4.82
	Oedipus Trilogy: New Versions of Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone	Kindle Edition	210329	$4.99		2021
	Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex)	Paperback	910581	$4.00	$0.99	2010
	Oedipus the King Sophocles	Paperback	6312089		$2.00	1964
	Oedipus the King and Antigone	Paperback	617741	$7.92	$1.49	1960
	The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus	Paperback	20843	$4.99	$1.36	2000
	Oedipus the King	Paperback	321262	$6.99	$0.96	2010
	Oedipus the King, Sophocles	Paperback	9126387		$9.88
	The Oedipus plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (A Mentor classic)	Mass Market Paperback	5558382		$2.60
	Oedipus the King (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)	Paperback	424400	$1.78	$2.00	1988
	Oedipus the King: A Translation by F.L. Light	Audible Audiobook	133542	$6.99		2013
	The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles	Mass Market Paperback	8261866	$165.01	$0.01	1958
	Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra (The World's Classics)	Paperback	2204959	$5.61	$2.34	1994
	Oedipus Trilogy: Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus	Paperback	444202	$15.00		2021
	The Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus the King, Antigone, Ajax, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes	Paperback	587500	$12.99	$18.22	2021