Episode 30: Two Legs in the Afternoon (Sophocles' Oedipus the King)
Literature and History
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The Swan Song of Classical Athenian Drama
The story of Oedipus at Colonis explores how hope and strength can persist even in the midst of devastating defeats. The very last of Sophocles' 123 plays, it is the swan song of classical Athenian drama. Next time we're going to see what happened to the fallen hero and his four children.
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