Oedipus Casebook : Reading Sophocles' Oedipus the King by Mark R. Anspach (2020, Trade Paperback) online kaufen

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PublisherMichigan STATE University Press

ISBN-101611863392

ISBN-139781611863390

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Book TitleOedipus Casebook : Reading Sophocles' Oedipus the King

Number of Pages473 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMedieval, Drama, General, Ancient & Classical, Subjects & Themes / General

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Literary Collections

AuthorMark R. Anspach

Book SeriesStudies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight22.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2018-059547

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsThe strength of the book lies in the choice of invigorating essays. . . . Mark Anspach has done brilliantly to combine a wide range of scholarly interests, from Burkert and Delcourt's anthropological history to Terry Eagleton's literary criticism, while maintaining a clear, common thread in the strong emphasis on the context of ritual, the scapegoat ( pharmakos ), and the superficiality of Oedipus' guilt for the crimes with which he is associated. Particularly exciting is the way that the book plays with ideas of time, place and responsibility. . . . Anspach's playful selection rewards prolonged study.-- Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Dewey Decimal882/.01

Table Of ContentContents Preface, by Mark R. Anspach Acknowledgments Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, Greek text edited and annotated by H. Lloyd-Jones and N. G. Wilson, translated into English by Wm. Blake Tyrrell Part One. The Ritual Background Greek Tragedy and Sacrificial Ritual, by Walter Burkert Scapegoat Rituals in Ancient Greece, by Jan Bremmer The Exposed Infant, by Marie Delcourt Part Two. King and Victim Imitating Oedipus, by Mark R. Anspach Oedipus and the Surrogate Victim, by René Girard Excerpt from Sweet Violence, by Terry Eagleton Ambiguity and Reversal: On the Enigmatic Structure of Oedipus Rex, by Jean-Pierre Vernant Oedipus as Pharmakos, by Helene Peet Foley Part Three. Oedipus on Trial Excerpt from Wrong-Doing, Truth-Telling, by Michel Foucault The Murderers of Laius, by William Chase Greene The Murderers of Laius, Again (Soph. OT 106-7), by Rick M. Newton Who Killed Laius? by Karl Harshbarger Lêistas Ephaske: Oedipus and Laius' Many Murderers, by Sandor Goodhart An Anonymous Namer: The Corinthian's Testimony, by Frederick Ahl Index

SynopsisWho killed Laius? Most readers assume Oedipus did. At the play's end, he stands convicted of murdering his father, marrying his mother, and triggering a deadly plague. With selections from a stellar assortment of critics including Walter Burkert, Terry Eagleton, Michel Foucault, René Girard, and Jean-Pierre Vernant, this book reopens the Oedipus case and lets readers judge for themselves. The Greek word for tragedy means "goat song." Is Oedipus the goat? Helene Peet Foley calls him "the kind of leader a democracy would both love and desire to ostracize." The Oedipus Casebook readings weigh the evidence against Oedipus, place the play in the context of Greek scapegoat rites, and explore the origins of tragedy in the festival of Dionysus. This unique critical edition includes a new translation of the play by distinguished classics scholar Wm. Blake Tyrrell and the authoritative Greek text established by H. Lloyd-Jones and N. G. Wilson., Who killed Laius? Most readers assume Oedipus did. At the play's end, he stands convicted of murdering his father, marrying his mother, and triggering a deadly plague. Weighing the evidence against him and placing the play in the context of Greek scapegoat rites, this book reopens the Oedipus case and lets readers judge for themselves. It features selections from Walter Burkert, Terry Eagleton, Michel Foucault, René Girard, and other eminent critics as well as a new translation of the play by Wm. Blake Tyrrell and the authoritative Greek text established by H. Lloyd-Jones and N. G. Wilson for Oxford University Press., Who killed Laius? Most readers assume Oedipus did. At the play's end, he stands convicted of murdering his father, marrying his mother, and triggering a deadly plague. With selections from a stellar assortment of critics including Walter Burkert, Terry Eagleton, Michel Foucault, Ren Girard, and Jean-Pierre Vernant, this book reopens the Oedipus case and lets readers judge for themselves. The Greek word for tragedy means "goat song." Is Oedipus the goat? Helene Peet Foley calls him "the kind of leader a democracy would both love and desire to ostracize." The Oedipus Casebook readings weigh the evidence against Oedipus, place the play in the context of Greek scapegoat rites, and explore the origins of tragedy in the festival of Dionysus. This unique critical edition includes a new translation of the play by distinguished classics scholar Wm. Blake Tyrrell and the authoritative Greek text established by H. Lloyd-Jones and N. G. Wilson.

LC Classification NumberPA4417

As told toTyrrell, Wm. Blake