Oedipus Tyrannus: Tragic Heroism and the Limits of Knowledge

Bruce A Heiden · Charles Paul Segal

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Illustrations Preface to the Second Edition A Note on References and Acknowledgments Chronology LITERARY AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT 1: Introduction 2: Historical and Cultural Background 3: Performance, Theater, and Social Context 4: The Oedipus Myth and Its Interpretation 5: Oedipus and the Trials of the Hero 6: Life's Tragic Shape: Plot, Design, and Destiny READING OEDIPUS TYRANNUS 7: The Crisis of the City and the King 8: Discovery and Reversal 9: Resolution: Tragic Suffering, Heroic Endurance 10: Inner Vision and Theatrical Spectacle 11: To Look upon the Light for the Last Time: The Place of Oedipus Tyrannus in Sophocles' Work 12: Reception, Influence, and Recent Literary Criticism Selected bibliography Index

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