The definitive Tragedy: Sophocles, Oedipus the King

Despite the huge influence that the epic enjoys in Greek culture, Aristotle surprisingly argues that the tragedy is the greatest literary form, and that Oedipus the King was the foremost example of the genre.

This lecture discusses precisely why Aristotle made such a contention and seeks to demonstrate just how powerful the play was, and why.

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Used both by Freud and Levi-Strauss, hehehehe

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Odysseus is not a demigod. He is fully mortal. Achilles is the demigod whom you should refer to.