TY - GEN N2 - Philosophers and classicists examine Sophocles' treatment of Oedipus, the man who did not know himself, in these new essays. They discuss barriers to self-knowledge and an old man's quest for serenity, and explore the question: is it better not to be born at all, or better, once born, to die young rather than live a long life? AB - Philosophers and classicists examine Sophocles' treatment of Oedipus, the man who did not know himself, in these new essays. They discuss barriers to self-knowledge and an old man's quest for serenity, and explore the question: is it better not to be born at all, or better, once born, to die young rather than live a long life? T1 - The Oedipus plays of Sophocles :philosophical perspectives / AU - Woodruff, Paul, CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - PA4417 ID - 839856 SN - 9780190669485 TI - The Oedipus plays of Sophocles :philosophical perspectives / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190669447.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190669447.001.0001 ER -