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Prophesying Tragedy: Sign and Voice in Sophocles' Theban Plays
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Prophesying Tragedy

Prophesying Tragedy SIGN AND VoicE IN SoPHOCLEs' THEBAN PLAYS

Rebecca W. Bushnell

Cornell University Press ITHACA AND LONDON

CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES A GRANT FROM THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION THAT AIDED IN BRINGING THIS !lOOK TO PUIILICATION.

Copyright © 1988 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, r 24 Roberts Place, Ithaca, New York r 48 50. First published 1988 by Cornell University Press. International Standard Book Number o-8014-21 32-2 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 87-47857

Librarians: Library of Congress cataloging information appears on the last page of the book. The paper in this book is acid-free and meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.

To my father, Douglas F. Bushnell

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