Used items.  The book has pen writing inside the front and back cover, but I didn't see any writing on the pages of the book.  I did not see any writing nor highlighting on any pages of the cliffsnotes when I just flipped through the guide. There may be something that I missed because I didn't look too hard, but they seem to be in good condition. 

Book Synopsis:

To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. So when in time a son was born the infant's feet were riveted together and he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron. But a shepherd found the babe and tended him, and delivered him to another shepherd who took him to his master, the King or Corinth. Polybus being childless adopted the boy, who grew up believing that he was indeed the King's son.

Cliffsnotes:

CliffsNotes on The Oedipus Trilogy is your ticket to a greater understanding of three tragic dramas from Sophocles. Meet the subject of these plays: Oedipus, the banished king of Greek mythology who killed his father and married his mother.

1. Oedipus The King
2. Oedipus at Colonus
3. Antigone

This study guide covers all three plays with critical commentaries, summaries, and character analyses — tools designed to open your eyes to the richness of Sophocles' work. Other features that help you study include

• Life and background of the playwright, Sophocles
• An introduction to Greek theatre
• A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
• Critical essays on fate and ritual and transcendence in the Oedipus Trilogy
• A review section that tests your knowledge
• A Resource Center full of books, films, and Internet sites

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