Bibliograph

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Type

Label

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

15696158

Responsibility statement

edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Series statement

Modern critical interpretations

Summary

A collection of eight critical essays on the classical tragedy, arranged in chronological order of their original publication

Table Of Contents

Sophocles' Oedipus / Bernard Knox -- Action and actors / John Jones -- On misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex / E.R. Dobbs -- The innocence of Oedipus / Thomas Gould -- Illusion and truth in Oedipus Tyrannus / Karl Reinhardt -- Ambiguity and reversal / J.P. Vernant -- The music of the sphinx / Charles Segal -- The language of Oedipus / John Gould

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