Harold Bloom ed

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex / Oedipus Rex edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom. - Updated ed. - New York : Chelsea House, c2007. - viii, 245 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Bloom's modern critical interpretations .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and index.

Introduction / Oedipus : ritual and play / On misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex / The innocence of Oedipus : the philosophers on Oedipus the King / Introduction to Oedipus the King / Speech and silence : Oedipus the King / Oedipus and Teiresias / Introduction : what is a father? / The Oedipus Rex and the ancient unconscious / Knowingness and abandonment : an Oedipus for our time / Life's tragic shape : plot, design, and destiny / Harold Bloom -- Francis Fergusson -- E.R. Dodds -- Thomas Gould -- Bernard Knox -- Rebecca W. Bushnell -- Frederick Ahl -- Pietro Pucci -- Martha C. Nussbaum -- Jonathan Lear -- Charles Segal.

ISBN: 0791093093 (hardcover) 9780791093092 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2006025276

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Oedipus (Greek mythology) in literature.
International Baccalaureate

LC Class. No.: PA4413.O7 / S66 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 882/.01