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The Theatre of Apollo
Divine Justice and Sophocles' Oedipus the King
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1996
McGill-Queen's University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7735-1500-0 (ISBN)
McGill-Queen's University Press (Verlag)
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A revealing interpretation of the most famous Greek tragedy - "Oedipus the King". In defiance of the long-standing critical consensus, this study offers a fresh interpretation of the play by arguing that Apollo brings about Oedipus' downfall as just punishment for his hubris.
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.
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.
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.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.10.1996 |
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Verlagsort | Montreal |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7735-1500-3 / 0773515003 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7735-1500-0 / 9780773515000 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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