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Sophocles : Oedipus tyrannus / Fiona Macintosh.
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Macintosh, Fiona, 1959-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description
xvi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Firestone Library - Classics Collection
PA4413.O7 M23 2009
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Heroes in literature
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Sophocles
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Oedipus Rex
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Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)
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Summary note
"Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus (or Oedipus Rex) has exerted more influence than any other drama, ancient or modern, on the history of theatre, and this influence has extended far beyond the boundaries of the western theatrical tradition to also include African and Oriental theatre histories. This volume traces Sophocles' paradigmatic ancient tragedy from its first appearance on the stage in the fifth century to present day productions. The afterlife of Oedipus has played a key role in the history of ideas, and this volume examines its centrality to the history of stage censorship and political and cultural upheaval across the centuries. More recently, the protagonist has come under close scrutiny in his association with the Oedipus of psychoanalytical theory. Macintosh demonstrates how, by following the fortunes of Sophocles' Oedipus on the world stage, one witnesses its intersection with and impact upon the history of theatre and the history of ideas."--The Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Oedipus in Athens
The Roman Oedipus and his successors
Oedipus and the 'people'
Oedipus and the dionysiac
Everyman and everywhere
Oedipus dethroned.
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ISBN
9780521497114
0521497116
9780521497824
0521497825
LCCN
2009005859
OCLC
297147078
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