{"product_id":"oedipus-at-colonus-paperback","title":"Oedipus at Colonus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophocles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1973, a sweet-tempered, ferociously imaginative ten-year-old boy named Patrick Horrigan saw the TV premiere of the film version of \u003ci\u003eHello, Dolly \u003c\/i\u003e starring Barbra Streisand. His life would never be the same. \u003ci\u003eWidescreen Dreams: Growing Up Gay at the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e traces Horrigan s development from childhood to gay male adulthood through a series of visceral encounters with an unexpected handful of Hollywood movies from the 1960s and 1970s: \u003ci\u003eHello Dolly, The Sound of Music, The Poseidon Adventure, Dog Day Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wiz.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophocles (ca. 497\/6 B.C.E.-407\/6 B.C.E.) was the most acclaimed dramatist of his era, winning more than twenty festival competitions in ancient Athens. He is believed to have written 123 plays, but only seven have survived in complete form. His life spanned the rise and fall of the Athenian Empire. David Mulroy is a professor emeritus of classics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His translations of \u003ci\u003eOedipus Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Poetry of Catullus\u003c\/i\u003e are also published by the University of Wisconsin Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762693800224,"sku":"9780299302542","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f437c87004745924c196acc5db9bb3b6_abd3ecca-8293-405c-8c6e-5b440df2a830.webp?v=1780223562","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/oedipus-at-colonus-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}