Oedipus and the Surrogate Victim
Sophocles is often praised for having created in Oedipus a highly individualized character. Here, it is said, is a hero who is very much his own man. And what sort of a man is he? It is traditional to note both his “generosity,” and his “impulsiveness.” At the opening of the play we admire his “nobl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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The Oedipus casebook
Year: 2020, Pages: 245-268 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Girard, René 1923-2015
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| Summary: | Sophocles is often praised for having created in Oedipus a highly individualized character. Here, it is said, is a hero who is very much his own man. And what sort of a man is he? It is traditional to note both his “generosity,” and his “impulsiveness.” At the opening of the play we admire his “noble serenity,” as he dedicates himself to solving the mystery of the plague that afflicts his subjects. But the least obstacle, delay, or provocation suffices to upset his poise. The diagnosis seems clear: Oedipus is prone to fits of anger. The king himself acknowledges this... |
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| ISBN: | 9781628953787 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Oedipus casebook
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14321/j.ctvw1d58n.10 |
