Oedipus

by Lowell Edmunds

Book Overview

An indispensable guide to the myth of Oedipus this book is the first to analyze its long and varied history from ancient times to the modern day, and presented with an authoritative survey that considers Oedipus in art and music as well as in literature.

Lowell Edmunds accepts this variation as the driving force in its longevity and popularity. Refraining from seeking for an original form of the myth, Edmunds relates the changes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415329353
• ISBN13: 9780415329354
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.8"