Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction: Tragedy and Symbolism 1
6. Interface 29
7. Part One—Asymmetrical Equality: The House of Life and the House of Death
8. Chapter One: Asymmetrical Equality in the Oedipus Tyrannus 33
9. Chapter Two: The House of Life and the House of Death: "Le Tombeau d'EdgarPoe" 53
10. Chapter Three: The House of Life and the House of Death: "Sur les bois oubliés" 67
11. Chapter Four: The House of Life and the House of Death: "Le vierge, le vivace et le bel aujourd'hui" 79
12. Part Two—Proximity and Approximation: The Earthly Home and the Celestial Home
13. Chapter Five: Proximity and Approximation in the Oedipus Tyrannus: παρα and the Search for Home 93
14. Chapter Six: The Earthly Home and the Celestial Home: "Quand l'ombre menaça de la fatale loi" 115
15. Chapter Seven: The Earthly Home and the Celestial Home: "La chevelure vol d'une flamme à l'extrême" 133
16. Chapter Eight: The Earthly Home and the Celestial Home: "Ses purs ongles très haut dédiant leur onyx" 157
17. Postface 177
18. Notes 181
19. Selected Bibliography 199