The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles
Philosophical Perspectives
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- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
16 August 2018
Summary
Oedipus presents ceaseless paradoxes that have fascinated readers for centuries. He is proud of his intellect, but he does not know himself and succumbs easily to self-deceptions. As a ruler he expresses the greatest good will toward his people, but as an exile he will do nothing to save them from their enemies. Faced with a damning prophecy, he tries to take destiny into his own hands and fails. Realizing this, he struggles at the end of his life for a serenitythat seems to elude him. In his…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780190669454 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0190669454 |
| Author: | Paul Woodruff |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 16 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 137mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Oxford Studies in Philosophy and Lit |
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“This is a successful book; the essays are well-written and the contributors have each done a good job in answering the questions they have been set or which they have set themselves … The philosophical legacies of the Sophoclean Oedipus are manifold and ever proliferating, and this book gives a glimpse into just one of the many ways in which they can and should be explored.” – Adam Lecznar, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
About The Author
Paul Woodruff
Paul Woodruff is a professor of philosophy and classics at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published on ancient Greek philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of theater. His recent books include The Necessity of Theater: the Art of Watching and Being Watched (2008), and The Ajax Dilemma: Justice, Fairness, and Rewards (2011).
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