Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 3
5. Poem as Fact: The Historical Method in Literary Criticism 7
6. Stage Directions for Sophocles’ Oedipus the King 14
7. Oedipus Pharmakos? Alleged Scapegoating in the Play 29
8. Asserting Eternal Providence: The Question of Guilt 45
9. The Authority of Prophecy: Theodicy in the Play 59
10. Reading the Name of Oedipus and Other Riddles 70
11. The Humiliation of Oedipus 76
12. Conclusion 82
13. The Date of the Play 87
14. The Scene of the Crime 89
15. The Meaning of ύφεῖϱπε γάρ πολύ (786) 91
16. Notes 93
17. Abbreviations 123
18. Bibliography 125
19. Index 143