Oedipus at Colonus

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ISBN: 9783110193268 | 3110193264
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/1/2007

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This is the first study of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus which offers a lucid discussion of the main developments in the interpretative scholarship on the play, including among others an incisive analysis of its historical, social, mythical, intertextual, and performative contexts.

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Introduction	p. 1
The Poet, the Polis and the Play
Introduction	p. 9
Biographical: Sophocles and his Last Play	p. 10
Tradition and Innovation: The Art of Sophocles and Oedipus at Colonus	p. 21
The Great Dionysia: Oedipus at Colonus and the Performance Context	p. 30
The Athenian Grandeur: Oedipus at Colonus and the Historical Context	p. 35
Multiple Stories: The Oedipus Myth
Introduction	p. 41
The Oedipus Myth: From Homer to Euripides	p. 43
Sophocles and Oedipus: A Show for Thebes	p. 60
Sophocles and Oedipus: The Quest for Athens
Introduction	p. 71
Prologue	p. 72
Parodos	p. 80
First Episode	p. 84
First Stasimon	p. 91
Second Episode	p. 94
Second Stasimon	p. 98
Third Episode	p. 99
Third Stasimon	p. 102
Fourth Episode	p. 104
Fourth Stasimon	p. 111
Exodos	p. 113
Religion and History: The Future of Athens
Introduction	p. 121
Tragedy and Ritual: Not Only a Suppliant Drama	p. 123
Heroic Honour: Helping Friends, Harming Enemies	p. 140
Immortal Glory: Oedipus and Athens	p. 157
Religion and Politics: The Oath of Athens	p. 167
Tragic Intertextuality: Hope and Fear
Introduction	p. 195
Intertextual Games	p. 198
Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus	p. 203
Sophocles' Antigone	p. 216
Death and Philia in Sophocles' Theban Plays	p. 224
Influence and Performance: Oedipus and the World
Introduction	p. 231
Influence	p. 234
Performance	p. 248
Conclusion	p. 257
General Index	p. 349
Index of Greek Words	p. 357
Index of Oedipus at Colonus Passages	p. 358
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