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Antigone

Fadi Abou-Rihan — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:41:29 +0000

The generally held view, the one that psychoanalysis has recapitulated but not yet fully explored, is that the kernel of the Sophoclean script treats of a three-sided violation: Oedipus was doomed as much for his attempt at defying the Delphic oracle as he was for his parricide and incest. The latter were of a common …

Oedipus — Zoom out

Fadi Abou-Rihan — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:33:14 +0000

As much as the Oedipus with whom we are most familiar is the one fixed by Sophocles, the character’s life extends far beyond the tragedy with which it has become marked. Homer (The Iliad, Book IV and The Odyssey, Book XI), Aeschylus (Seven Against Thebes), and Euripides (The Phoenician Women) had already treated of man …

Oedipus — Take Two

Fadi Abou-Rihan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:36:09 +0000

Look out for the noble and upright king who, because of his pierced ankles, has to hobble his way across the stage. Make sure not to miss our hero’s hyperboles for everything about his words and deeds is in line with the basic structure of humour as exaggerated non-sense. Note the sympathy you feel for …