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Oedipus; or, The Legend of a Conqueror /

"Delcourt argues that Oedipus is the archetype of all heroes of essentially ritual origin, and that the origin and transmission of the Oedipus legend tells us a great deal about the strength and persistence of public memories in prehistoric societies"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: EAST LANSING : MICHIGAN STATE UNIV PRESS, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Exposed Infant
  • Murder of the Father
  • Victory over the Sphinx
  • The Theme of the Riddle
  • Marriage to a Princess
  • Sexual Union with One's Mother
  • Epilogues
  • Myths and Memory
  • Appendix 1. The Pisander Scholion and Related Summaries
  • Appendix 2. Legends and Cults of Twin Children
  • Appendix 3. Animal Tales in Greece
  • Appendix 4. The Religious Value of Spoils in the Homeric Poems