Written by Sophocles around 425 BCE, "Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King" is a classic Greek tragedy in that it depicts the search for self-understanding, and the struggle between man and fate. The story forms the foundation for the symbolic conflict...
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Written by Sophocles around 425 BCE, "Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King" is a classic Greek tragedy in that it depicts the search for self-understanding, and the struggle between man and fate. The story forms the foundation for the symbolic conflict between fathers and sons. Bloom's "Modern Critical Interpretations" offers a range of salient critical viewpoints on this, one of history's most important plays. Thoughtful analyses are supplemented by features that make this resource ideal for those preparing in-depth research papers
Cover; Contents; Editor's Note; Introduction; Oedipus: Ritual and Play; On Misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex; The Innocence of Oedipus; Introduction to Oedipus the King; Speech and Silence; Oedipus and Teiresias; Introduction: What Is a Father?; The Oedipus Rex andthe Ancient Unconscious; Knowingness and Abandonment; Life's Tragic Shape; Chronology; Contributors; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index;
