The story of King Lear seems to fill in the blank space separating the end of Oedipus Tyrannus and the beginning of Oedipus at Colonus. In both Oedipus at Colon

Includes the life of Sophocles, introduction and background of Greek tragedy, the mythological background, and Aristotle on tragedy.

Exploring the dialogue between psychoanalytic and literary discourses, the authors examine the models of plot, character, and ways of reading which each of thes

This book investigates the question of the relations between literature and politics in democratic modernity. It makes connections between Shakespeare's tragedy