The North Dakota Quarterly, Volume 56University of North Dakota, 1988 - North Dakota |
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Page 61
... Oedipus is surely the most vivid . His brilliant rise to prominence in Thebes is the direct result of intellectual prowess : by solving the riddle of the Sphinx , he frees the city of that disturbing monster , and claims as his prize ...
... Oedipus is surely the most vivid . His brilliant rise to prominence in Thebes is the direct result of intellectual prowess : by solving the riddle of the Sphinx , he frees the city of that disturbing monster , and claims as his prize ...
Page 63
... Oedipus ' intellect is trained always on the world outside himself , bring- ing light to darkness , order to chaos . The wisdom of Tiresias , by con- trast , is inward and mysterious . None of this prevents Oedipus from initially ...
... Oedipus ' intellect is trained always on the world outside himself , bring- ing light to darkness , order to chaos . The wisdom of Tiresias , by con- trast , is inward and mysterious . None of this prevents Oedipus from initially ...
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... OEDIPUS : What ? You know and you won't tell ? You're bent on betraying us , destroying Thebes ? TIRESIAS : I'd rather not cause pain for you or me . So why this ... useless interrogation ? You'll get nothing from me . OEDIPUS : Nothing ...
... OEDIPUS : What ? You know and you won't tell ? You're bent on betraying us , destroying Thebes ? TIRESIAS : I'd rather not cause pain for you or me . So why this ... useless interrogation ? You'll get nothing from me . OEDIPUS : Nothing ...
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