The Downfall of Croesus and Oedipus: Tracing Affinities Between Herodotus' Histories and Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus
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In this paper, we compare the downfall of Herodotus' Croesus and Sophocles' Oedipus against four central themes: ignorance learning too late; misplaced hope; mutability fortune; fate responsibility. Our analysis reveals striking affinities between two author's works, not only in their conception human fortune working divine causation, but also how Herodotus Sophocles engage audiences by employing similar narrative techniques, notably through use different focalizations. Moreover, it shows that many features highlighted Aristotle's Poetics for finest tragedy apply to Tyrannus logos.
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عنوان ژورنال: Classical World
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0009-8418', '1558-9234']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/clw.2022.0008