An Anonymous Namer: The Corinthian’s Testimony

Oedipus is easily distracted. He errs and loses the initiative not only when cross-questioning obviously “formidable,” potentially threatening opponents such as Teiresias and Creon but also when examining socially “insignificant persons” who are not, by virtue of their power and status, in the least...

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Autor principal: Ahl, Frederick 1941- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2020
En: The Oedipus casebook
Año: 2020, Páginas: 421-452
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Sumario:Oedipus is easily distracted. He errs and loses the initiative not only when cross-questioning obviously “formidable,” potentially threatening opponents such as Teiresias and Creon but also when examining socially “insignificant persons” who are not, by virtue of their power and status, in the least intimidating. Indeed, they are better able to play on Oedipus’ innermost fears precisely because they are not themselves objects of fear. Thus it is not surprising that Oedipus’ name and identity should be defined for him in this play not by an oracle or by Teiresias, but by two men who are given only the most...
ISBN:9781628953787
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: The Oedipus casebook
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.14321/j.ctvw1d58n.19