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... Thebes ends with a sudden division of the Chorus : one half go with Antigone who has this moment resolved to bury her brother Polyneices , an act for- bidden by the City's government ; while the other half follow the corpse of Eteocles ...
... Thebes ends with a sudden division of the Chorus : one half go with Antigone who has this moment resolved to bury her brother Polyneices , an act for- bidden by the City's government ; while the other half follow the corpse of Eteocles ...
Page 203
... Thebes - this is Oedipus " ? ) with which the play ends , and which the Chorus have them- selves anticipated : Alas , renowned Oedipus ! The one ample haven enfolded son and father ; coming to your bride you found your own beginning ...
... Thebes - this is Oedipus " ? ) with which the play ends , and which the Chorus have them- selves anticipated : Alas , renowned Oedipus ! The one ample haven enfolded son and father ; coming to your bride you found your own beginning ...
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... Thebes . Thereafter his brother - in - law , Creon , became regent . Later , Oedipus's two sons , Polyneices and Eteocles , moved to win the throne for themselves , and finally they fell out with each other in a struggle for sole power ...
... Thebes . Thereafter his brother - in - law , Creon , became regent . Later , Oedipus's two sons , Polyneices and Eteocles , moved to win the throne for themselves , and finally they fell out with each other in a struggle for sole power ...
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New Fictions for Old I I | 11 |
Imitation and Action | 21 |
Human Beings | 29 |
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