Sophocles' Oedipus : evidence and self-conviction
1991, 1st edition. Ithaca : Cornell University Press. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #389643
ISBN: 0801425581
Physical description: xii, 297 pages ; 24 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; Ancient Greek literature; Literature; Oedipus tyrannus (Sophocles); Oedipus (Greek mythology) in literature; Greek drama.
Price: €35.00