Oedipus
Subtitle: the meaning of a masculine life
By: by Thomas Van Nortwick.
Series: Oklahoma series in classical culture ;
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Sophocles -- Characters -- Oedipus.; Sophocles.; Sophocles.; Oedipus (Greek mythology) in literature.; Masculinity in literature.; Men in literature.; Tragedy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index.
Table of contents: title: Self-creation as self-destruction : Oedipus Rex 1 -- Self-destruction as self-creation : Oedipus Rex 2 -- Apollo's gift : Oedipus at Colonus 1 -- Beyond Tiresias : Oedipus at Colonus 2 -- Ancient heroism and the meaning of a masculine life.