Contents

Chapters in this book

1. i-vi i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. The Poet, the Polis and the Play 9
6. Chapter 2. Multiple Stories: The Oedipus Myth 41
7. Chapter 3. Sophocles and Oedipus: The Quest for Athens 71
8. Chapter 4. Religion and History: The Future of Athens 121
9. Chapter 5. Tragic Intertextuality: Hope and Fear 195
10. Chapter 6. Influence and Performance: Oedipus and the World 231
11. Conclusion 257
12. General Index 349
13. Index of Greek Words 357
14. Index of Oedipus at Colonus Passages 358