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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791420203321

Titolo

Oedipus : a folklore casebook / / editors, Lowell Edmunds, Alan Dundes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, Wis. : , : University of Wisconsin Press, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

1-282-78818-3

9786612788185

0-299-14853-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 274 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

EdmundsLowell

DundesAlan

Disciplina

398/.352

Soggetti

Oedipus (Tale)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: New York : Garland, 1983. With new bibliographical addendum.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Looking beyond the story related in Sophocles' drama, this book examines variations of the Oedipus tale from around the world. Taking sociological, psychological, anthropological and structuralist perspectives, the 19 essays reveal the complexities and multiple meanings of this centuries-old tale.