Sophocles’ Oedipus the King: Tragic Irony or Inner Blindness? Cover Image

Oedip-rege de Sofocle: ironie tragică sau orbire interioară?
Sophocles’ Oedipus the King: Tragic Irony or Inner Blindness?

Author(s): Mariana Boca
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Greek Literature
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: tragic irony; inner blindness; Sophocles; Oedipus-king;

Summary/Abstract: In our presentation we problematize the interpretation of Sophocle’s Oedipus-king text as a major representation of the tragic irony, to argue a different, even opposite, view on Sophocle’s philosophy. The hypothesis we support focuses on the inner blindness of Oedipus, as a source of suffering and existential failure.

  • Issue Year: XXXIII/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 129-137
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian
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