The Oedipus casebook : reading Sophocles' Oedipus the King

The Oedipus casebook : reading Sophocles' Oedipus the King / edited by Mark R. Anspach ; with a new translation of Oedipus Tyrannus by Wm. Blake Tyrrell.

Who killed Laius? Most readers assume Oedipus did. At the play's end, he stands convicted of murdering his father, marrying his mother, and triggering a deadly plague. With selections from a stellar assortment of critics, this book reopens the Oedipus case and lets readers judge for themselves.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Anspach, Mark Rogin, 1959- (Editor), Tyrrell, William Blake (Translator), Sophocles
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2020]
Series:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
Subjects:
Sophocles. > Oedipus Rex.
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Greek drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Violence in literature.
Murder in literature.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > General.
Greek drama (Tragedy)
Murder in literature
Violence in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Description
Summary:Who killed Laius? Most readers assume Oedipus did. At the play's end, he stands convicted of murdering his father, marrying his mother, and triggering a deadly plague. With selections from a stellar assortment of critics, this book reopens the Oedipus case and lets readers judge for themselves.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 459 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781609176150
1609176154
9781628953787
1628953780
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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