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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Main Author: Girard, René 1923-2015 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: The Oedipus casebook
Year: 2020, Pages: 245-268
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015
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