The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles

Philosophical Perspectives
Herausgeber: Woodruff, Paul

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Philosophers and classicists examine Sophocles' treatment of Oedipus, the man who did not know himself, in these new essays. They discuss barriers to self-knowledge and an old man's quest for serenity, and explore the question: is it better not to be born at all, or better, once born, to die young rather than live a long life?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780190669454
• ISBN-10: 0190669454
• Artikelnr.: 51963244

Autorenporträt

Paul Woodruff is a professor of philosophy and classics at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published on ancient Greek philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of theater. His recent books include The Necessity of Theater: the Art of Watching and Being Watched (2008), and The Ajax Dilemma: Justice, Fairness, and Rewards (2011).

Inhaltsangabe

* Series Editor's Foreword, Richard Eldridge
* Contributors
* Editor's Introduction
* 1. Oedipus Tyrannus and the Cognitive Value of Literature
* 2. The Killing Feet: Evidence and Evidence-Sensitivity in Oedipus
Tyrannus
* 3. In the Ruins of Self-Knowledge: Oedipus Unmade
* 4. "Tyranny," Enlightenment, and Religion: Sophocles' Sympathetic
Critique of Periclean Athens in Oedipus the Tyrant
* 5. Gods, Fate, and Character in the Oedipus Plays
* 6. Aging Oedipus
* 7. Truth and Self at Colonus
* 8. The Goodness of Death in Oedipus at Colonus