Folio Fiction Discussion Group: Oedipus at Colonus

Folio's Fiction book discussion features a list of classic fiction, curated and led by Folio Librarian Lillian Dabney.  The fiction discussion group is free for Folio members only. Books in this series include:

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In Oedipus at Colonus, Sophocles dramatizes the end of the tragic hero's life and his mythic significance for Athens. During the course of the play, Oedipus undergoes a transformation from an abject beggar, banished from his city because of his sins, into a figure of immense power, capable of extending (or withholding) divine blessings.