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Oedipus at Thebes : Sophocles' Tragic Hero and His Time
Oedipus at Thebes Sophocles' Tragic Hero and His Time
Author: Bernard Knox
In this widely praised book, an eminent classicist examines Sophocles` Oedipus Tyrannus in the context of fifth-century B.C. Athens. In attempting to discover what the play meant to Sophocles` contemporaries--and in particular in disentangling Sophocles` ideas from Freud`s psychoanalytical interpretations--Bernard Knox casts fresh light on its ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300074239
ISBN-10: 0300074239
Publication Date: 3/30/1998
Pages: 300
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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