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Oedipus at Colonus

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In Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus
In Oedipus at Colonus (Greek: Oidipous epi Kolōnō) the old, blind Oedipus has spent many years wandering in exile after being rejected by his sons and the city of Thebes. Oedipus has been cared for only by his daughters Antigone and Ismene.…
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In tragedy: Sophocles: the purest artist
In Oedipus at Colonus, the old Oedipus, further schooled in suffering, is seen during his last day alive. He is still the same Oedipus in many ways: hot-tempered, hating his enemies, contentious. Though he admits his “pollution” in the murder of his father and the marriage…
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