The theatre of Apollo : divine justice and Sophocle's Oedipus the King / / R. Drew Griffith
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| Autore: |
Griffith R. Drew <1958->
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| Titolo: |
The theatre of Apollo : divine justice and Sophocle's Oedipus the King / / R. Drew Griffith
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| Pubblicazione: | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University press, 1996 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 147 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 882/.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Apollo (Greek deity) in literature |
| Justice in literature | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Poem as Fact: The Historical Method in Literary Criticism -- Stage Directions for Sophocles’ Oedipus the King -- Oedipus Pharmakos? Alleged Scapegoating in the Play -- Asserting Eternal Providence: The Question of Guilt -- The Authority of Prophecy: Theodicy in the Play -- Reading the Name of Oedipus and Other Riddles -- The Humiliation of Oedipus -- Conclusion -- The Date of the Play -- The Scene of the Crime -- The Meaning of ύφεῖϱπε γάρ πολύ (786) -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | By imaginatively recreating the play's original staging and debunking the interpretations of various critics, including Aristotle, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, E.R. Dodds, Frederick Ahl, and John Peradotto, Griffith shows that Apollo is a constant, powerful presence throughout the play. He contends that although we can sympathize with Oedipus because of his sufferings, he is still morally responsible for murdering his father and sleeping with his mother. Apollo is therefore not indifferent and his actions are not unjust. Griffith focuses on Apollo's commandment "know thyself," a commandment Oedipus belatedly and tragically fulfils, to stress both the need for self-understanding in the study of ancient literature and the usefulness of ancient literature in achieving self-understanding. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Divine justice and Sophocles' Oedipus the King |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The theatre of Apollo |
| ISBN: | 9786612854187 |
| 9781282854185 | |
| 1282854186 | |
| 9780773566279 | |
| 0773566279 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910954405703321 |
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