Oedipus at Colonus: Sophocles, Athens, and the World (Untersuchungen Zur Antiken Literatur Und Geschichte)

This book aims to offer a contemporary literary interpretation of the play, including a readable discussion of its underlying historical, religious, moral, social, and mythical issues. Also, it discusses the most recent interpretative scholarship on the play, the main intertextual affiliations with earlier Thebes-related tragedies, especially focusing on Sophocles’ Antigone and Oedipus Tyrannus , and the literature and performance reception of the play; it contains an up-to-date bibliography and detailed indices. The book won the Academy of Athens Great Award for the Best Monograph in Classical Philology for 2008. This book aims to offer a contemporary literary interpretation of the play, including a readable discussion of its underlying historical, religious, moral, social, and mythical issues. Also, it discusses the most recent interpretative scholarship on the play, the main intertextual affiliations with earlier Thebes-related tragedies, especially focusing on Sophocles' Antigone and Oedipus Tyrannus, and the literature and performance reception of the play; it contains an up-to-date bibliography and detailed indices. The book won the Academy of Athens Great Award for the Best Monograph in Classical Philology for 2008. Content: ""Preface"" ""Contents"" ""Introduction"" ""Chapter 1 The Poet, the Polis and the Play"" ""Chapter 2 Multiple Stories: The Oedipus Myth"" ""Chapter 4 Religion and History: The Future of Athens"" ""Chapter 5 Tragic Intertextuality: Hope and Fear"" ""Chapter 6 Influence and Performance: Oedipus and the World"" ""Conclusion"" ""Bibliography"" ""General Index"" ""Index of Greek Words"" ""Index of Oedipus at Colonus Passages"" The series consists of a variety of monographs from the fields of Classical Philology and Ancient History. While maintaining a broad thematic and methodological scope, the editors are especially keen on studies showing a thorough and critical engagement with the relevant literary texts and primary sources. Annotation This is the first study of Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus which offers a lucid discussion of the main developments in the interpretative scholarship on the play, including among others an incisive analysis of its historical, social, mythical, intertextual, and performative contexts By Andreas Markantonatos. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [263]-347) And Indexes.