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Fortes, Meyer
(Encyclopedia) Fortes, Meyer, 1906–83, British anthropologist, b. Britstown, South Africa, grad. Univ. of Cape Town (M.A., 1926) and the Univ. of London (Ph.D., 1930). From 1946 to 1950 he was a…Thebes , city of ancient Greece
(Encyclopedia) Thebes, chief city of Boeotia, in ancient Greece. It was originally a Mycenaean city. Thebes is rich in associations with Greek legend and religion (see Oedipus; the Seven against…Classical Mythology: Exile and Triumphant Return
Exile and Triumphant ReturnClassical MythologyEven the Wisest Cannot See: Oedipus the KingExile and Triumphant ReturnHail the Conquering HeroA Tainted Legacy: The Curse of Oedipus The only son of…Habima Theater
(Encyclopedia) Habima TheaterHabima Theaterhäbēˈmä [key], [Heb.,=the stage], the national theater of Israel. Founded in 1917 in Moscow by Nahum Zemach and at first affiliated with the Moscow Art…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Oedipus Tyrannus Scene 2.2
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Scene 2.1 Scene 2.2 The interior of the temple of famine. The statue of the goddess, a skeleton clothed in parti-coloured rags, seated upon a heap of skulls and loaves…Moreau, Gustave
(Encyclopedia) Moreau, GustaveMoreau, Gustavegüstävˈ môrōˈ [key], 1826–98, French painter. He was known for his pictures of the weird and mystical. The recipient of many honors, he refused to sell…Classical Mythology: Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering HeroClassical MythologyEven the Wisest Cannot See: Oedipus the KingExile and Triumphant ReturnHail the Conquering HeroA Tainted Legacy: The Curse of Oedipus Oedipus was hailed as…Chodorow, Nancy
(Encyclopedia) Chodorow, NancyChodorow, Nancychōdˈərōˌ [key], 1944–, American psychologist. A professor at the Univ. of California at Berkeley, Chodorow has extensively pursued the question of why…Martínez de la Rosa, Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Martínez de la Rosa, FranciscoMartínez de la Rosa, Franciscofränthēsˈkō märtēˈnĕth dā lä rōˈsä [key], 1787–1862, Spanish dramatic poet, statesman, and historian. He was an outspoken…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on Oedipus Tyrannus, by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Act 2.Note on Oedipus Tyrannus, by Mrs. Shelley In the brief journal I kept in those days, I find recorded, in August, 1820, Shelley 'begins "Swellfoot the Tyrant…Trending
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