Date of Award
1960
Document Type
Senior Scholars Paper (Open Access)
Department
Colby College. English Dept.
Advisor(s)
Denton Becker
Abstract
This thesis attempts to state the conflict as it is manifest in Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus; to indicate the nature of the hero and the absolute force opposing him. It also attempts to define, in terms of the play, the nature of the resolution of the conflict, and the underlying tragic view which demands this resolution.
Keywords
Sophocles -- Oedipus Rex, Drama -- Chorus (Greek drama)
Recommended Citation
Mordecai, Donald D., "Role of the chorus in the Oedipus tyrannus: the tragic conflict" (1960). Senior Scholar Papers. Paper 186.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/seniorscholars/186
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