1. Poem as Fact: The Historical Method in Literary Criticism -- 2. Stage Directions for Sophocles' Oedipus the King -- 3. Oedipus Pharmakos? Alleged Scapegoating in the Play -- 4. Asserting Eternal Providence: The Question of Guilt -- 5. The Authority of Prophecy: Theodicy in the play -- 6. Reading the Name of Oedipus and Other Riddles -- 7. The Humiliation of Oedipus -- 8. Conclusion -- App. A. The Date of the Play -- App. B. The Scene of the Crime -- App. C. The Meaning of [actual symbol not reproducible](786)