Oedipus Tyrannus - Tragic Heroism and the Limits of Knowledge

Informationen zum Autor Charles Segal is Walter C. Klein Professor of the Classics at Harvard University.This literary study of the most famous Greek tragedy combines scene-by-scene literary analysis with an account of the play's historical, intellectual, social, and mythical background. It traces adaptions of the play from Aristotle on to Freud, Levi-Strauss, Lacan and the most recent criticism.

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• Authors: Segal, Charles Segal, Sophocles
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2000
• EAN: 9780195133219
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513321-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; DRAMA / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Plays, playscripts, drama