Sophocles' Oedipus : evidence and self-conviction

Ahl, Frederick (1941-)

1991, 1st edition. Ithaca : Cornell University Press. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Item #389493
ISBN: 0801499291

Physical description: xii, 297 pages ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-282) and indexes. Contents: Oracles and plagues -- Ambassador Creon -- Oedipus and Teiresias -- Creon, Oedipus, and Jocasta -- Jocasta -- An anonymous namer -- The witness arrives -- The palace messenger and the coup d'etat -- Creon Kreon -- Oracular wordplay. Subjects: Sophocles; Oedipus Rex; Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) In literature; Oedipus at Colonus; Greek Drama.

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