| Oedipus: The Ancient Legend and Its Later Analogues Contributor(s): Edmunds, Lowell (Author) |
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ISBN: 142143718X ISBN-13: 9781421437187 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.88 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The power of the Oedipus legend is apparent not only in its interpretations but even more so in its variations. As Edmunds writes, "Translations, adaptations, and performances still come forth in a never-ending stream. Again and again, playwrights have tried their hand at new shapings of the Sophoclean Oedipuses and often a country's Oedipus forms a whole chapter in the history of its literature." Drawing on more than seventy works that dispersed the Oedipus legend from Greece to Asia, Africa, and the Americas, Edmunds provides a foundation for discussion of the lasting appeal of this legend, for claims of its universality, and for its uses as a vehicle for personal and cultural expression. |