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208 pages • first pub 1422 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781580440745
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Description
John Lydgate's The Siege of Thebes, written c. 1421-22, is the only Middle English poetic text that recounts the fratricidal struggle between Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices as they contend for the lordship of Thebes. The text reflects the p...
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208 pages • first pub 1422 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781580440745
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Description
John Lydgate's The Siege of Thebes, written c. 1421-22, is the only Middle English poetic text that recounts the fratricidal struggle between Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices as they contend for the lordship of Thebes. The text reflects the p...