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Oedipus or, the legend of a conqueror / Marie Delcourt ; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Delcourt, Marie, author.
- Series:
- Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
- Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
- Standardized Title:
- Oedipe, ou, La legende du conquerant. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Oedipus (Tale).
- Oedipus complex.
- Oedipus (Tale) in literature.
- Oedipus complex in literature.
- Oedipus (Greek mythological figure).
- Oedipus.
- Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)--In literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English and French.
- 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:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62895-387-X
- 1-60917-625-1
- OCLC:
- 1157081118
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