<p>In this lecture, we (1) present the difference between a tragedy, comedy, and epic; (2) discuss what distinguishes a hero from an anti-hero, and (3) and begin explaining the historical context of Sophocles (and the War at Thebes), and the conventions of the Athenian stage.</p>

In this lecture, we (1) present the difference between a tragedy, comedy, and epic; (2) discuss what distinguishes a hero from an anti-hero, and (3) and begin explaining the historical context of Sophocles (and the War at Thebes), and the conventions of the Athenian stage.

Sophocles' "Oedipus the King": Introduction to Tragedy

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Sophocles' "Oedipus the King": Introduction to Tragedy

Sophocles' "Oedipus the King": Introduction to Tragedy