Oedipus at Colonus [[electronic resource] ] : Sophocles, Athens, and the world / / by Andreas Markantonatos

• Autore: Markantonatos Andreas
• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (370 p.)
• Disciplina: 882/.01
• Soggetto topico: Oedipus (Greek mythology) in literature; Narration (Rhetoric) - History - To 1500; Rhetoric, Ancient; Tragedy
• Soggetto non controllato: Greek tragedy; Sophocles
• Classificazione: FH 22985
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Poet, the Polis and the Play -- Chapter 2. Multiple Stories: The Oedipus Myth -- Chapter 3. Sophocles and Oedipus: The Quest for Athens -- Chapter 4. Religion and History: The Future of Athens -- Chapter 5. Tragic Intertextuality: Hope and Fear -- Chapter 6. Influence and Performance: Oedipus and the World -- Conclusion -- General Index -- Index of Greek Words -- Index of Oedipus at Colonus Passages
• Sommario/riassunto: This book aims to offer a contemporary literary interpretation of the play, including a readable discussion of its underlying historical, religious, moral, social, and mythical issues. Also, it discusses the most recent interpretative scholarship on the play, the main intertextual affiliations with earlier Thebes-related tragedies, especially focusing on Sophocles' Antigone and Oedipus Tyrannus, and the literature and performance reception of the play; it contains an up-to-date bibliography and detailed indices. The book won the Academy of Athens Great Award for the Best Monograph in Classical Philology for 2008.
• Titolo autorizzato: Oedipus at Colonus
• ISBN: 3-11-092048-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789066203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II