| Sophocles' Oedipus Rex Updated Edition Contributor(s): Bloom, Harold (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791093093 ISBN-13: 9780791093092 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Each title features: - Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| LCCN: 2006025276 |
| Series: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.46" W x 9.52" (1.25 lbs) 245 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by Sophocles around 425 BCE, Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King is a classic Greek tragedy in that it depicts the search for self-understanding, and the struggle between man and fate. The story forms the foundation for the symbolic conflict between fathers and sons. Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations offers a range of salient critical viewpoints on this, one of history's most important plays. Thoughtful analyses are supplemented by features that make this resource ideal for those preparing in-depth research papers. |