Greek tragedy and political philosophy :rationalism and religion in Sophocles' Theban plays
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Cambridge ; New York
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Cambridge University Press
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2009
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x, 192 p. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references )p. 179-185( and index
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Peter J. Ahrensdorf
CONTENTS NOTE
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Oedipus the tyrant and the limits of political rationalism -- Blind faith and enlightened statesmanship in Oedipus at Colonus -- The pious heroism of Antigone -- Conclusion: Nietzsche, Plato, and Aristotle on philosophy and tragedy