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The theatre of Apollo : divine justice and Sophocles' Oedipus the king /

By imaginatively recreating the play's original staging and debunking the interpretations of various critics, including Aristotle, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, E.R. Dodds, Frederick Ahl, and John Peradotto, Griffith shows that Apollo is a constant, powerful presence throughout the play....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Griffith, R. Drew, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • App. A. The Date of the Play
  • App. B. The Scene of the Crime
  • App. C. The Meaning of [actual symbol not reproducible](786).