The Oedipus casebook : reading Sophocles' Oedipus the King /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- The ritual background
- King and victim
- Oedipus on trial.
