Theatre of Apollo: Divine Justice and Sophocles' Oedipus the King 9780773566279
Literary critics have consistently marginalized the role of Apollo in Sophocles' Oedipus the King: some declare him
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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 Poem as Fact: The Historical Method in Literary Criticism
2 Stage Directions for Sophocles' Oedipus the King
3 Oedipus Pharmakos? Alleged Scapegoating in the Play
4 Asserting Eternal Providence: The Question of Guilt
5 The Authority of Prophecy: Theodicy in the play
6 Reading the Name of Oedipus and Other Riddles
7 The Humiliation of Oedipus
8 Conclusion
Appendix A: The Date of the Play
Appendix B: The Scene of the Crime
Appendix C: The Meaning of υφειρπε γαρ πολυ (786)
Notes
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 Poem as Fact: The Historical Method in Literary Criticism
2 Stage Directions for Sophocles' Oedipus the King
3 Oedipus Pharmakos? Alleged Scapegoating in the Play
4 Asserting Eternal Providence: The Question of Guilt
5 The Authority of Prophecy: Theodicy in the play
6 Reading the Name of Oedipus and Other Riddles
7 The Humiliation of Oedipus
8 Conclusion
Appendix A: The Date of the Play
Appendix B: The Scene of the Crime
Appendix C: The Meaning of υφειρπε γαρ πολυ (786)
Notes
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
V
W
Y
Z
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