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03/09/2008
Special Oed
We have finally reached the point at which every article about drama that could possibly be written has been written. The proof: one of my students showed me an article entitled "Did Oedipus Have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder?". I jokingly suggested he write his term paper about staging a production which opens with a very pregnant Jocasta taking swigs from a jug of wine.
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lol
I'd love to read that article now, just to see how plausible that theory is
Posted by: squib | 03/09/2008
The article basically argues that the prophecy that Oedipus will kill daddy and marry mommy doesn't make sense until you understand that the original legend had something in it about Oedipus' father being drunk ... basically sounds about as plausible as the 'Moses was high' theory ...
Posted by: PrimroseRoad | 03/10/2008
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