intertextuality is one of the most significant techniques to which modern literary scholars have paid considerable attention. intertextuality signifies the participation of the texts within one another, thus every literary text contains several other texts with which it bears relations. the ancient scholars had recognized the phenomenon of intertextuality as well, labeling it though as plagiari...

The theme of Oedipus the King is conflict between Oedipus’ desire to know himself and his opposing conceal truth that will bring disaster. It’s complex character over self-knowledge makes tragedy a rich source inspiration for psychoanalytic concept formation provides deeper understanding emotional cognitive development.

Sophocles, one of the most noted playwrights of the ancient world, wrote the tragedy Oedipus Rex in the first half of the decade 430-420 bc. A lethal plague is described in this drama. We adopted a critical approach to Oedipus Rex in analyzing the literary description of the disease, unraveling its clinical features, and defining a possible underlying cause. Our goals were to clarify whether th...

This article focuses on the place and importance of pity in Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus. Although feeling or compassion is just basic emotional reaction expected from audience, it most important element that takes center plot Tyrannus determines course events tragedy. Sophocles made some changes about myth tragedy reconstructed an original way. Our main claim here this: The character's basis cr...

Az alábbi tanulmány összeveti a görögök két ikonikus alakja, Oidipus és Sókratés történetét, megvizsgálja delphoi jóslatukra adott reakciójukat. Amellett érvel, hogy vétke hybris e nem másban áll, mint „kettős tudatlanságban”, melytől sókratési elenchos (’vizsgálat’, ’cáfolat’) megtisztítani szándékozik polgártársait. – Oidipusszal ellentétben elkerüli tragédiát, mivel megszívleli intést, az „i...