Oedipus and the sphinx

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Revealing the narrative of Oedipus and the Sphinx to be the very paradigm of a key transition experienced by all of humankind, the author situates myth between the competing claims of science and art in an engagement that has important implications for the debates in literary studies, psychoanalytic theory, cultural history, and aesthetics.



When Oedipus met the Sphinx on the road to Thebes, he did more than answer a riddle - he spawned a myth that, told and retold, would become one of Western culture's central narratives about self-understanding. Identifying the story as a threshold myth - in which the hero crosses over into an unknown and dangerous realm where rules and limits are not known - Oedipus and the Sphinx offers a fresh account of this mythic encounter and how it deals with the concepts of liminality and otherness. Almut-Barbara Renger assesses the story's meanings and functions in classical antiquity - from its presence in ancient vase painting to its absence in Sophocles' tragedy - before arriving at two of its major reworkings in European modernity: the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud and the poetics of Jean Cocteau. Through her readings, she highlights the ambiguous status of the Sphinx and reveals Oedipus himself to be a liminal creature, providing key insights into Sophocles' portrayal and establishing a theoretical framework that organizes evaluations of the myth's reception in the twentieth century. Revealing the narrative of Oedipus and the Sphinx to be the very paradigm of a key transition experienced by all of humankind, Renger situates myth between the competing claims of science and art in an engagement that has important implications for current debates in literary studies, psychoanalytic theory, cultural history, and aesthetics.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 03 september 2013

Aantal pagina's: 128

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Almut-Barbara Renger

Co Auteur: John T. Hamilton

Hoofduitgeverij: University Of Chicago Press

Eerste Vertaler: Duncan Alexander Smart

Tweede Vertaler: Rice David

Co Vertaler(s): John T. Hamilton

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 145 mm

Product hoogte: 15 mm

Product lengte: 221 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 140 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 216 mm

Verpakking lengte: 15 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 295 g

EAN: 9780226048086

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