<p>In this lecture, we (a) review Sophocles' biographical information, (b) introduce Oedipus in all his glory and seeming hubris, and (c) lay-out the scene (plague) in Thebes and the initial steps that have been taken to combat it.</p>

In this lecture, we (a) review Sophocles' biographical information, (b) introduce Oedipus in all his glory and seeming hubris, and (c) lay-out the scene (plague) in Thebes and the initial steps that have been taken to combat it.

Sophocles' "Oedipus the King": Lecture on Lines 1-315

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Sophocles' "Oedipus the King": Lecture on Lines 1-315

Sophocles' "Oedipus the King": Lecture on Lines 1-315