Oedipus : or, the legend of a conqueror / Marie Delcourt ; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delcourt, Marie, author.

Contributor:

DeBevoise, M. B., translator.

Series:

Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture

Standardized Title:

Œdipe, ou, La légende du conquérant. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Oedipus (Greek mythological figure).

Oedipus.

Oedipus (Tale).

Oedipus complex.

Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)--In literature.

Oedipus (Tale) in literature.

Oedipus complex in literature.

Literature.

Physical Description:

xiv, 323 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Exposure of the Infant

Murder of the Father

Victory over the Sphinx

The Riddle

Marriage to a Princess

Incest with the Mother

Endings

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

Notes:

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611863512

1611863511

OCLC:

1122682378