The Oedipus tyrannus of Sophocles

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THE OEDIPUS TYRANNUS OF SOPHOCLESPRESSUNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE MANAGERC. F. CLAY, E.G. : FETTER LANE, 4LONDON : THE MACMILLAN CO.NEWYORK \BOMBAY AND LTD.LMACMILLAN CO.,CALCUTTA MADRAS ) CO. OF: THE MACMILLANTORONTO LTD.CANADA, MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHATOKYO: ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDTHE OEDIPUS TYRANNUS OF SOPHOCLES TRANSLATED AND EXPLAINED BY T. M.A.SHEPPARD,J. FELLOW OF KING'S CAMBRIDGECOLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1920To T.C. F.THE PREFACEOFSUMMARY INTRODUCTIONAND PAGE PREFACE sensationalism ofof the theThe moral of three Oedipus:performances : the artof theReinhardt : the restraint Cambridge performanceProfessor and TheThe aim of this translation commentary.M.of Mounet-Sully. : the : ormodern tragedy theoryof the tragic justiceinterpreterscontroversy scene : theof the Creonirrelevant chorus : the generalof the importance 'intolerable' end.'sin' of theof the theeffect Oedipus:lyrics: INTRODUCTION xvOFTHEAUDIENCEI. THE PREPARATIONCHAPTER the re-the outline the detailThe of familiar, vague:Oedipus:legend of theof the riddle: the Thebanminiscences trilogy Aeschylus:epic: the and its to theevil : the first scene ofinherited Septem, analogy opening and the self-the of words'scene of the Oedipus: importance 'good moralof Eteocles recalled in our : theabandonment contrast, analogousplay and the Oresteia.to the contrast between the Electro, . . xxivII. THE INNOCENCE OF OEDIPUSCHAPTER and : the taint ofthat he is infectious bloodshed,pollutedOedipus recognises incest: how far is this relevant to our toand enquiry? Attemptsparricide :find some have failed has made the hero evena^aprLa Sophoclesadequate clear distinction drawn between theinnocent. The involuntarytechnically and the : the notion ofunintentional crime : the doctrine ofacts self-blinding Simonides : its truth : its : it is not withinadequate incompatibleexpression If innocence then what of Thethe of themorality. suffers, justice gods? ancient of evil : how far the various solutions in our :problem appear play ofthe the of 'circumstance': thetragic gods Sophocles, personification of The and the lower moral :Salfuav Oedipus. higher application Theognis and Pindar: the summed the wordhigher application up by Sophrosyne: the truth of the tragic religion. III. THECHAPTER TYRANT xli The chorus does not of863*1". variously interpreted: the viewexpress : does not refer to but deals with old andSophocles contemporary politics, familiar themes : has been to bethought but discursive : thishalf-relevant, view forbidden the form of the : the truth isby that itcomposition expresses the fears of the chorus for : irreverenceandOedipus theimpuritysuggestedby but 'no criticism in the world' canpreceding dialogue: thatallege Oedipus