Who Am I? - (Mis)identity and the Polis in Oedipus Tyrannus

Oedipus's major handicap in life is not knowing who he is. Unlike the majority of modern and postmodern readings of Oedipus Tyrannus, Efimia Karakantza's text focuses on the question of identity. The quest to piece together Oedipus's identity is the long, painful, and intricate procedure of recasting his life into a new narrative.

About the author

Efimia D. Karakantza is Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the University of Patras.

Summary

Oedipus’s major handicap in life is not knowing who he is. Unlike the majority of modern and postmodern readings of Oedipus Tyrannus, Efimia Karakantza’s text focuses on the question of identity. The quest to piece together Oedipus’s identity is the long, painful, and intricate procedure of recasting his life into a new narrative.

Product details

• Authors: Efimia D. Karakantza, Karakantza Efimia D.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780674237940
• ISBN: 978-0-674-23794-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Hellenic Studies Series; Hellenic Studies; Hellenic Studies; Hellenic Studies Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval