Oedipus: or, the legend of a conqueror
The Exposed Infant -- Murder of the Father -- Victory over the Sphinx -- The Theme of the Riddle -- Marriage to a Princess -- Sexual Union with One's Mother -- Epilogues -- Myths and Memory -- Appendix 1. The Pisander Scholion and Related Summaries -- Appendix 2. Legends and Cults of Twin Child...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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East Lansing
Michigan State University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Delcourt, Marie, 1891-1979, Oedipus : or, the legend of a conqueror] (2020) (Goodhart, Sandor)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ödipus
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| Further subjects: | B
Oedipus (Tale)
B Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) In literature B Oedipus (Tale) in literature B Oedipus Complex B Oedipus complex in literature B Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) |
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| Summary: | The Exposed Infant -- Murder of the Father -- Victory over the Sphinx -- The Theme of the Riddle -- Marriage to a Princess -- Sexual Union with One's Mother -- Epilogues -- Myths and Memory -- Appendix 1. The Pisander Scholion and Related Summaries -- Appendix 2. Legends and Cults of Twin Children -- Appendix 3. Animal Tales in Greece -- Appendix 4. The Religious Value of Spoils in the Homeric Poems "Delcourt argues that Oedipus is the archetype of all heroes of essentially ritual origin, and that the origin and transmission of the Oedipus legend tells us a great deal about the strength and persistence of public memories in prehistoric societies"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1611863511 |