Oedipus Rex
Americannoun
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"Oedipus Rex" takes place in Thebes while "a fiery demon" grips the city.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2020
Like Oedipus in Oedipus Rex, Pericles’ intelligence failed to avert disaster.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2020
What's more, the theme of pride before a fall, runs all the way through western culture from the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex to the film Scarface.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2013
Of course, nearly every story, from Oedipus Rex to Argo, portrays someone in revolt; that’s called fiction.
From Time • Oct. 25, 2012
If you were unfamiliar with the story of Oedipus Rex and I simply said, “Sophocles play story kill Laius wife Jocasta wed Oedipus father mother,” you wouldn’t guess what happened in a million years.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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