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Sophocles - Oedipus at Colonus (Paperback)
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Sophocles - Oedipus at Colonus (Paperback)
Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy
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In his final play, Sophocles returns to the ever-popular character
of Oedipus, the blind outcast of Thebes, the ultimate symbol of
human reversal, whose fall he had so memorably treated in the
'Oedipus Tyrannus'. In this play, Sophocles brings the aged Oedipus
to Athens, where he seeks succour and finds refuge, despite the
threatening arrival of his kinsman Creon, who tries to tempt and
then force the old man back under Theban control. Oedipus'
resistance shows a fierceness in no way dimmed by incapacity, but
he also refuses to aid his repentant son, Polyneices, in his coming
attack on Thebes, manifesting once more the passion and harshness
which mark his character so thoroughly. His mysterious death at the
end of the play, witnessed only by Theseus himself, seems the sole
fitting end for such an exceptional and problematic figure,
transforming Oedipus into one of the 'powerful dead' whose
beneficence towards Athens heralds a positive future for the city.
This useful companion provides background, context, a synopsis and
detailed analysis of the play.
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