Bibliography: Resources for Teachers and Students
Bloom, Harold. Oedipus Rex. Updated ed. New York: Infobase Pub., 2007. This is one of the foremost collections of interpretations of the text. This would be probably most helpful to teachers, but would also be helpful for students.
Daniels, Charles B., and Sam Scully. What Really Goes on in Sophocles' Theban plays. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996. This is a very helpful book for both teachers and students. It covers the history and goes into the themes of the three plays as well as looking at Greek viewpoints.
Frey, Nancy, and Douglas Fisher. Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2008. This book would be very helpful to a teacher looking to use more images in her classroom.
Grene, David.Sophocles I: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone. 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1991.
Harsh, Philip Whaley. A Handbook of Classical Drama,. Stanford University, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1944. This book describes specifically the history of Greek tragedy (among other forms of classical drama) and goes into detail about every aspect of Greek tragedy.
Howells, Richard. Visual Culture. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2003. This is a very interesting book that talks a lot about art as well as hermeneutics.
Langer, J. A. "Beating The Odds: Teaching Middle And High School Students To Read And Write Well." American Educational Research Journal 38, no. 4 (2001): 837-880. This article is about a study done in American high schools that looks at how teachers teach reading and writing. It has great ideas for strategies that work well.
Papapostolou, A. "Oedipus Rex Theatre Performance in Pakistan," Greek World Reporter. Jan., 2009. http://world.greekreporter.com/2011/01/09/%E2%80%9Coedipus-rex-play-in-pakistan/ This article has an image of a production of Oedipus Rex that is very interesting and would be great to discuss with students.
Puppi, Lionello. Il Teatro Olimpico. Vicenza: Pozza, 1963. This book has many photos and information about the Olympic Theatre, which was designed to look as close as possible to theaters of Ancient Greece. This will be very helpful for classroom materials.
Scodel, Ruth. An Introduction to Greek Tragedy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. This book is a very comprehensive guide to the history and all aspects of Greek tragedy.
Sheehan, Sean. Sophocles' Oedipus the King: a Reader's Guide. London: Continuum, 2012. This book has several essays that are extremely helpful for both students and teachers.
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