The hero and the city : an interpretation of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus / Joseph P. Wilson.
1997
PA4413.O53 W54 1997 (Mapit)
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The hero and the city : an interpretation of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus / Joseph P. Wilson.
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0472107968 (acid-free paper)
9780472107964 (acid-free paper)
9780472086887
047208688X
9780472107964 (acid-free paper)
9780472086887
047208688X
Publication Details
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1997.
Language
English
Description
ix, 208 pages ; 24 cm
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PA4413.O53 W54 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification
882/.01
Summary
This work of seemingly conventional, philologically based criticism challenges many of the traditional views concerning Oedipus at Colonus. Without resorting to the jargon often employed by many contemporary critics, The Hero and the City covers all major aspects and questions raised by the play.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index.
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Table of Contents
Sophocles and Oedipus
Hiketeia or Xenia
Empalin or Empolin
People and places
Prophecy and curse
The hero and the city.
Hiketeia or Xenia
Empalin or Empolin
People and places
Prophecy and curse
The hero and the city.