Sophocles I: Oedipus Tyrannus

12/22/22 • 63 min

Join Andrea, Matt, and Brandon as they start their discussion of the Oedipal Cycle with Oedipus Tyrannus, often called Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King. Of the 3 plays, this plot is the most familiar, even to those who haven't read it. But Sophocles doesn't give it to us straight. through devasting revelation, he produces a tragedy that Aristotle would later hod up as the standard in his Poetics.

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Alcibiades I and II: Q&A

Join Brandon, Andrea, and Matt for this week's episode as they wrap up the discussions of Plato's two Alcibiades dialogs by answering audience questions.

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Sophocles I: Oedipus at Colony's

This week, Andrea, Matt, and Brandon continue their discussion of the Oedipal Cycle with Oedipus at Colonus. The hosts are forced to reflect upon and reevaluate their thoughts on Oedipus Tyrannus in light of this second play.

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