Who am I? : (mis)identity and the polis in Oedipus tyrannus / Efimia D. Karakantza.

"Oedipus's major handicap in life is not knowing who he is--and both parricide and incest result from his ignorance of his identity. With two questions--"Who am I?" and "Who is my father?"--on his mind (and on his lips), the obsessed Oedipus arrives at the oracle of Del...

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Main Author:	Karakantza, E. D. (Euphēmia D.) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University, 2020.
Series:	Hellenic studies ; 86.
Subjects:	Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure) Sophocles. > Oedipus Rex. Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature. Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)