No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it actually say?
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Post-colonial writing has expanded the concept of tragedy beyond Western thought.
A classics scholar and poet turns to Greek mythology, especially the story of Oedipus the King, to explain the drama – or perhaps tragedy – that is taking place in the highest office in the land.
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Department Chair, Department of English, Stanford University
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Rachel Hadas is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of English, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor in Drama, The University of Queensland